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Conventional correspondence : epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 /

Describing the epistolary practices of the Dutch elite in the period 1770-1850, this book shows how cultural ideals of sincerity, individuality and naturalness influenced the style and contents of letters and argues for the vital importance of correspondence to the performance of class, gender and f...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ruberg, Willemijn, 1975-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Dutch
Publié: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Collection:Egodocuments and history series ; v. 4.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Describing the epistolary practices of the Dutch elite in the period 1770-1850, this book shows how cultural ideals of sincerity, individuality and naturalness influenced the style and contents of letters and argues for the vital importance of correspondence to the performance of class, gender and familial identities.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (vi, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004211070
9004211071
1283270692
9781283270694
ISSN:1873-653X ;