Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America
Download or Read eBook Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America PDF written by David S. Shields and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David S. Shields |
| Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2012-12-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807838341 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807838349 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America by : David S. Shields
Book excerpt: In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--conversations, letters, newspapers, and privately circulated manuscripts--David Shields reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.
