Name/Title
Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British AmericaEntry/Object ID
2008.002.0254Secondary Title
Civil Tongues & Polite Letters in British AmericaDescription
Traces the development of distinctive and culturally powerful modes of communication in many arenas of private society--taverns, tea rooms, salons, coffee houses, card parties, clubs, and fraternities. Examines the language and forms of various "texts," including conversations, letters, privately circulated manuscripts, etc., and reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.
xxxii, 348 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2008)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Etiquette--United States--History, Social interaction--United States--History, Literature and society--United States--History, English language--United States, United States--Social life and customs--To 1775Book Details
Author
Shields, David S.Publisher
University of North Carolina PressDate Published
1997Call No.
E162 .S555 1997ISBN
0807823511LCCN
96037377Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Category
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia by University of North Carolina Press.
By David S. Shields.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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