Oral and literate culture in England, 1500-1700 / Adam Fox.
Oral and literate culture in England, 1500-1700 / Adam Fox.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N820.9002/9
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English
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xi, 497 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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England
Date Published
2000.
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"This book explores the varied vernacular forms and rich oral traditions which were such a part of popular culture in early modern England. It focuses, in particular, upon dialect speech and proverbial wisdom, "old wives' tales" and children's lore, historical legends and local customs, scurrilous versifying and scandalous rumour-mongering.".
"Adam Fox argues that while the spoken word provides the most vivid insight into the mental world of the majority in this society, it was by no means untouched by written influences. Even at the beginning of the period, centuries of reciprocal infusion between these complementary media had created a cultural repertoire which had long since ceased t...
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Oral and literate culture in England, 1500-1700 / Adam Fox.
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Oxford studies in social history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [414]-457) and index.
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N820.9002/9
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0199251037 (pbk.)
9780198205128
0198205120
9780199251032 (pbk.)
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820.9002
820.9003
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991014026619702626
