03465nam 2200709 a 450 991082731680332120200520144314.01-283-27069-2978661327069690-04-21107-110.1163/ej.9789004209732.i-281(CKB)2550000000048045(EBL)771961(OCoLC)753480423(SSID)ssj0000547108(PQKBManifestationID)11355139(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000547108(PQKBWorkID)10506150(PQKB)10098939(MiAaPQ)EBC771961(OCoLC)734002343(nllekb)BRILL9789004211070(Au-PeEL)EBL771961(CaPaEBR)ebr10497382(CaONFJC)MIL327069(PPN)174393857(EXLCZ)99255000000004804520110630d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConventional correspondence[electronic resource] epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 /by Willemijn Ruberg ; translated by Maria Sherwood-SmithLeiden ;Boston Brill20111 online resource (289 p.)Egodocuments and history series,1873-653X ;v. 4Description based upon print version of record.90-04-20973-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- EPISTOLARY THEORY -- EVERYDAY CORRESPONDENCE -- CHILDREN’S LETTERS -- ADOLESCENTS’ LETTERS -- CEREMONIAL CORRESPONDENCE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.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.Egodocuments and history series ;v. 4.Elite (Social sciences)NetherlandsHistory18th centuryElite (Social sciences)NetherlandsHistory19th centuryLetter writing, DutchHistory18th centuryLetter writing, DutchHistory19th centuryNetherlandsSocial life and customs18th centuryNetherlandsSocial life and customs19th centuryElite (Social sciences)HistoryElite (Social sciences)HistoryLetter writing, DutchHistoryLetter writing, DutchHistory306.44086/210949209033Ruberg Willemijn1975-1619823MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827316803321Conventional correspondence3974089UNINA