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Epistolary fiction in Europe : 1500-1850 by Beebee, Thomas O. is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.

What is Epistolary fiction in Europe : 1500-1850 about?

Thomas O. Beebee offers a history of epistolary fiction as a major phenomenon practiced across Europe from the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century. He shows how epistolary fiction appropriated the status and power the letter had already acquired, and goes on to explore a number of related discourses and themes, including the letter writing manual, self-referential aspects of the letter, news and travel reporting, the relationship between letters and gender, and historically-specific letter

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Beebee, Thomas O.
Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY.: Cambridge University Press
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9780521025089
Category
literary studies
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Criticism
Updated
2026-03-25

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