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mods: Oral and literate culture in England, 1500-1700 Fox, Adam 1964- creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History enk Oxford New York Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 2000 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xi, 497 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations 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. Introduction: The oral and the literate -- 1. Popular speech -- 2. Proverbal wisdom -- 3. Old wives' tales and nursery lore -- 4. The historical imagination -- 5. Local custom, memory, and record -- 6. Ballads and libels -- 7. Rumour and news -- Conclusion. Adam Fox. Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-457) and index. e-uk-en English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism Popular literature England History and criticism Popular culture England History 17th century Popular culture England History 16th century Oral tradition England History 16th century Oral tradition England History 17th century England Social life and customs 16th century England Social life and customs 17th century English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism Paralittérature Angleterre Histoire et critique Culture populaire Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle Culture populaire Angleterre Histoire 16e siècle Tradition orale Angleterre Histoire 16e siècle Tradition orale Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle Angleterre Mœurs et coutumes 16e siècle Angleterre Mœurs et coutumes 17e siècle Littérature anglaise 16e siècle Histoire et critique LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh English literature Early modern Manners and customs Oral tradition Popular culture Popular literature England Verbale communicatie Mondeling taalgebruik Schrijftaal Mondelinge literatuur English literature Early modern,…