Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Culture

This important new book explores epistolary forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture.

Familiar ideas about epistolary fiction and personal correspondence, and public and private, are re-examined in the light of alternative paradigms, showing how the letter is a genre at the center of Eighteenth-century life.

Author: Clare Brant
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/22/2010
Pages: 431
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780230249080

About the Author
CLARE BRANT is a Senior Lecturer in English at King's College London, UK. She has previously held posts at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. She has co-edited three essay collections and published numerous articles on eighteenth-century literature and culture.