The Spoken Word: Oral Culture in Britain, 1500-1850 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780719057472)

Discusses the transition from a largely oral to a fundamentally literate society in the early modern period. During this period the spoken word remained of the utmost importance but development of printing and the spread of popular literacy combined to transform the nature of communication. Examines English, Scottish and Welsh Oral culture to provide the first pan-British study of the subject. Covers several aspects of oral culture ranging from tradition, to memories of the civil war, to changing mechanics for the settling of debts. The time-span concentrates on the period 1500-1800 but includes material from outside this time frame, covering a longer chronolgical span than most other studies to show the link between early modern and modern oral and literate cultures.

An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

Author: Adam Fox
ISBN-10: 0719057477
ISBN-13: 9780719057472
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2003
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.14w x 0.89d