Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press) - Softcover

Shields, David S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807846562 ISBN 13: 9780807846568

Publisher: Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 1997

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

"Examines the complexities of private society with detailed, lively accounts of the coffeehouses, clubs, salons, balls, and tea times of eighteenth-century America. Shields recreates an exuberant social exchange that provides a significant contribution for scholars, students, and general readers of British-American history and culture. . . . An invaluable source of archival writings, poetry, letters, gazettes, all meticulously gathered for this collection. . . . Not only testifies to women's influence on public discourse but also suggests exciting directions for future scholarship in what is certainly a landmark study."-- Women's Studies

About the Author:

David S. Shields is professor of English at The Citadel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and UNC Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0807846562
• ISBN 13: 9780807846568
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 382