Oral and literate culture in england, 1500-1700
Auteur :
Fox, Adam
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198205128
Date de publication :
9 nov. 2000
Dimensions :
22,4 x 14,6 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
728 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
'Oral and Literate Culture in England, 1500-1700' explores the rich oral culture of early modern England. It focuses upon dialect speech and proverbial wisdom, "old wives' tales" and children's lore, historical legends and local customs, scurrilous versifying and scandalous rumour-mongering.