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Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Ladies and Gentlemen's Complete Letter-writer
Author: Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Letter-writing Manuals and Instruction from Antiquity to the Present
Author: Carol PosterPublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570036514
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Once nearly as ubiquitous as dictionaries and cookbooks are today, letter-writing manuals and their predecessors served to instruct individuals not only on the art of letter composition but also, in effect, on personal conduct. Poster and Mitchell contend that the study of letter-writing theory, which bridges rhetorical theory and grammatical studies, represents an emerging discipline in need of definition. In this volume, they gather the contributions of eleven experts to sketch the contours of epistolary theory and collect the historic and bibliographic materials - from Isocrates to email - that form the basis for its study.
The Ladies Complete Letter-Writer (1763)
Author: Alain KerhervéPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 152755340X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
How did people learn to write letters in the eighteenth century? Among other books, letter-writing manuals provided a possible solution. Although more than 160 editions can be traced for the eighteenth century, most manuals were largely intended for men. As a consequence, when The Ladies Complete Letter-Writer was released in London in 1763, it was the first manual to be exclusively destined for women in eighteenth-century Britain. Even though it was published anonymously, several elements tend to show that it must have been edited by Edward Kimber. It was reprinted in Dublin in 1763 and in London in 1765 and largely circulated. The reasons for its success may have come from its concern in epistolary rhetoric, its original organisation, or the entertainment provided by examples coming from different sources, among which letters by Eliza Haywood, Samuel Richardson, Mary Collier, or the Marquise de Lambert. It also provided women with a variety of subjects which were supposed to be part of their sphere of interest, and others which were not, thus questioning a number of pre-conceived ideas on women and their way of writing with or without propriety. Unedited since 1765, the manual is now presented with introduction, notes and two indices focusing on the issues of sources, society and epistolary writing.
The Complete Letter-writer; Or, Polite English Secretary. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life ... The Twelfth Edition, Improved
Author: COMPLETE LETTER-WRITER.Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Complete Letter-writer: Or, New and Polite English Secretary. Containing Directions for Writing Letters on All Occasions ... To which is Prefix'd, an Easy and Compendious Grammar of the English Tongue ... The Second Edition
Author: COMPLETE LETTER-WRITER.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Complete Letter-writer
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Complete Letter-Writer: Or, Polite English Secretary ... To which is Prefix'd, Directions for Writing Letters, in an Easy ... Manner. Also a Plain and Compendious Grammar of the English Tongue ... Fifth Edition, Improved
Author: COMPLETE LETTER-WRITERPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Complete Letter-writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life, Etc
Author: COMPLETE LETTER-WRITER.Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The Ladies' and Gentleman's Model Letter-writer
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Category : Form letters
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Complete Letter-writer, Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life ... To which are Prefixed a Plain and Compendious Grammar of the English Language, Etc
Author: COMPLETE LETTER-WRITER.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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