The spoken word : oral culture in Britain, 1500-1850
2002
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Discussing the transition from a largely oral to a fundamentally literate society in the Early Modern period, this text examines English, Scottish and Welsh oral culture to provide a pan-British study, covering tradition, memories of the civil war, mechanics for settling debts and more.
Main title:
The spoken word : oral culture in Britain, 1500-1850 / edited by Adam Fox and Daniel Woolf.
Author:
Fox, Adam, 1964-, editorWoolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), editor
Imprint:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2002.
Collation:
x, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780719057472 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
169042
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