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PublisherManchester University Press

ISBN-100719057477

ISBN-139780719057472

eBay Product ID (ePID)2364728

Product Key Features

Number of Pages296 Pages

Publication NameSpoken Word : Oral Culture in Britain, 1500-1850

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectSubjects & Themes / Historical events, Social History, Europe / Great Britain / General, Customs & Traditions, Linguistics / General, Linguistics / Etymology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, History

AuthorDaniel Woolf

SeriesPolitics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2002-043172

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal398.0941

Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgments Contributors 1. Introduction - Adam Fox and Daniel Woolf 2. Language, Literacy and Aspects of Identity in Early Modern Wales - Richard Suggett and Eryn White 3. The Pulpit and the Pen: Clergy, Literacy and Oral Tradition in the Scottish Highlands - Donald Meek 4. Speaking of History: Conversations about the Past in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century England - Daniel Woolf 5. Vagabonds and Minstrels in Sixteenth-Century Wales - Richard Suggett 6. Reformed Folklore? Cautionary Tales and Oral Tradition in Early Modern England - Alexandra Walsham 7. The Genealogical Histories of Gaelic Scotland - Martin MacGregor 8. Constructing Oral Tradition: The Origin of the Concept in Enlightenment Intellectual Culture - Nicholas Hudson 9. 'Things Said or Sung a Thousand Times': Customary Society and Oral Culture in Rural England 1700-1900 - Bob Bushaway

SynopsisDiscussing 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 of the subject. During this period the spoken word remained of the utmost importance but development of printing and the spread of popular literacy combined to transform the nature of communication. The text covers several aspects of oral culture ranging from tradition, to memories of the civil war, to changing mechanics for the settling of debts. The time-span concentrates on the period 1500-1800 but includes material from outside this time frame, covering a longer chronological span than most other studies to show the link between Early Modern and modern oral and literate cultures., Discusses the transition from a largely oral to a fundamentally literate society in the early modern period. During this period the spoken word remained of the utmost importance but development of printing and the spread of popular literacy combined to transform the nature of communication. Examines English, Scottish and Welsh Oral culture to provide the first pan-British study of the subject. Covers several aspects of oral culture ranging from tradition, to memories of the civil war, to changing mechanics for the settling of debts. The time-span concentrates on the period 1500-1800 but includes material from outside this time frame, covering a longer chronolgical span than most other studies to show the link between early modern and modern oral and literate cultures., Previous studies on oral culture have traditionally emphasized the contradictions between oral and literate culture, and focussed on individual countries or regions. The essays in this fascinating collection depart from these approaches in several ways. By examining not only English, but also Scottish and Welsh oral culture, they provide the first pan-British study of the subject. The authors also emphasize the ways in which oral and literate culture continued to compliment and inform each other, rather than focusing exclusively on their incompatibility, or on the 'inevitable' triumph of the written word., Discusses the transition from a largely oral to a fundamentally literate society in the early modern period. During this period the spoken word remained of the utmost importance but development of printing and the spread of popular literacy combined to transform the nature of communication. Examines English, Scottish and Welsh Oral culture to provide the first pan-British study of the subject. Covers several aspects of oral culture ranging from tradition, to memories of the civil war, to changing mechanics for the settling of debts. The time-span concentrates on the period 1500-1800 but includes material from outside this time frame, covering a longer chronolgical span than most other studies to show the link between early modern and modern oral and literate cultures. An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence., 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.

LC Classification NumberGR141.S66 2002