Oral and literate culture in England, 1500-1700 /

This book explores the 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox, Adam, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book explores the 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 497 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-457) and index.
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