Reading Gossip in Early Eighteenth-Century England

This book analyzes the relation between print cultures and eighteenth-century literary and political practices and, identifying Queen Anne's England as a crucial moment in the public life of gossip, offers readings of key texts that demonstrate how gossip's interpretative strategies shaped readers' participation in the literary and public spheres.

Author: Nicola Parsons
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/07/2009
Pages: 211
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230546714

About the Author
NICOLA PARSONS is a Lecturer in Eighteenth Century Literature at the University of Sydney, Australia.