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Reading gossip in early eighteenth-century England

Title
Reading gossip in early eighteenth-century England / Nicola Parsons.
Author
Parsons, Nicola, 1976-
Publication
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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Description
xi, 211 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print
Uniform Title
Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print.
Subject
  • Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714 > In literature
  • English literature > 18th century > History and criticism
  • Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  • Gossip in literature
  • Secrecy in literature
  • Gossip > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  • Secrecy > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  • Political culture > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  • Books and reading > Great Britain > History > 18th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ContentsAcknowledgments List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Queen Anne's BountyGossip and Government: Deciphering the Body of the StateReading Secrets of State: Delarivier Manley and the New AtalantisReforming Reference: Trials and TextsLucubrating London: The Tatler and the Female TatlerA Newer Atalantis: Political and Generic RevolutionsConclusion: Annes LegacyNotesBibliography.
Call Number
JFD 10-475
ISBN
  • 9780230546714 (hardback)
  • 0230546714 (hardback)
LCCN
2009043542
OCLC
YBP 2009043542
Author
Parsons, Nicola, 1976-
Title
Reading gossip in early eighteenth-century England / Nicola Parsons.
Imprint
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series
Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print
Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFD 10-475
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