Epistolary Practices: Letter Writing in America Before Telecommunications
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Book Overview
Letters have long been read as primary sources for biography and
history, but their performative, fictive, and textual dimensions
have only recently attracted serious notice. In this book, William Merrill Decker examines the place of the personal letter in American popular and literary culture from the colonial to the
postmodern period.
After offering an overview of the genre, Decker explores epistolary practices that coincide with American...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807847437
ISBN13:9780807847435
Release Date:November 1998
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 9.3"
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