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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brill
ISBN-10
9004209735
ISBN-13
9789004209732
eBay Product ID (ePID)
206186243
Product Key Features
Author
Willemijn Ruberg
Format
Laminated Cover, Hardback
Language
English
Subject
History & Military
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
621g
Height
240mm
Width
160mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Leiden
Spine
20mm
Series Part/Volume Number
V. 4
Pagination
281
Series Title
Egodocuments and History Series
Content Note
7 Black & White Illustrations, 7 Black & White Tables
Translated by
Maria C. Sherwood-Smith
Author Biography
Willemijn Ruberg is Assistant Professor in Cultural History at Utrecht University. Her research and teaching interests include the history of autobiographical writing, gender, emotion, sexuality and the body in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.