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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457807403321

Autore

Ruberg Willemijn <1975->

Titolo

Conventional correspondence [[electronic resource] ] : epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 / / by Willemijn Ruberg ; translated by Maria Sherwood-Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27069-2

9786613270696

90-04-21107-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Egodocuments and history series, , 1873-653X ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

306.44086/210949209033

Soggetti

Elite (Social sciences) - Netherlands - History - 18th century

Elite (Social sciences) - Netherlands - History - 19th century

Letter writing, Dutch - History - 18th century

Letter writing, Dutch - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Netherlands Social life and customs 18th century

Netherlands Social life and customs 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- EPISTOLARY THEORY -- EVERYDAY CORRESPONDENCE -- CHILDREN’S LETTERS -- ADOLESCENTS’ LETTERS -- CEREMONIAL CORRESPONDENCE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

Egodocuments are cherished because of the view they supposedly provide into the innermost feelings of individuals in past and present. Recent research, however, has shown the complexity of genres like autobiographies, diaries and letters. Building on critical and historical research into autobiographical writing, this book describes epistolary practices of the Dutch elite in the period 1770-1850. Analysing how cultural ideals of sincerity, individuality and naturalness influenced the style and contents of letters, the book also addresses the functions of letter writing in family life, like the formation of an adolescent identity



and the relationship between parents and children. Correspondence was a vital means by which class and gender identities were performed and the appropriate emotions were shaped.