{"product_id":"women-letterwriters-in-tudor-england-9780198830979","title":"Women LetterWriters in Tudor England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the most comprehensive study of women's letters and letter-writing in early modern England so far undertaken. Drawing on over 3,000 manuscript letters, Daybell shows that letter-writing was a larger and more socially diversified area of female activity than often thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea wise introductory provocation to reflections on early modern literacy * Joseph Loewenstein, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 *\u003cbr\u003eengages with some of the key concepts in literary studies. * Journal of the Historical Association *\u003cbr\u003eA fine analytical survey and an invaluable manual for the historian * Bernard Capp, History *\u003cbr\u003ean overdue and brilliant tool for students of this crucial emerging field of scholarship ... the depth of material covered and insight into the contextual functions of the genre make it just as invaluable to literary, sociocultural, and feminist scholarship. * Johanna Harris, Notes and Queries *\u003cbr\u003eDaybell's book has an impressive research base and many apt and sometimes entertaining examples ... a welcome introduction to the study of women's letters, and of early-modern society. * Alison Wall, English Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Introduction 2: Letters and Letter-Writers 3: The Composition of Letters 4: Female Literacy and the Conventions of Letter-Writing 5: Delivery, Reception, and Reading 6: The Functions of Letter-Writing 7: Social Relations Inscribed in Correspondence: Authority and Affection 8: Marital Correspondence 9: Letters of Petition 10: Conclusion Bibliography Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742147707223,"sku":"9780198830979","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198830979.jpg?v=1758380783","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-letterwriters-in-tudor-england-9780198830979","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}