Governing the tongue : the politics of speech in early New England / / Jane Kamensky

• Autore: Kamensky Jane
• Pubblicazione: New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 420/.974
• Soggetto topico: English language - Political aspects - New England; English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History; English language - Religious aspects - Christianity; English language - Spoken English - New England; Language and culture - New England - History; Oral communication - New England - History; English language - 18th century - History; Americanisms - New England - History; Puritans - New England - Language; Women - New England - Language
• Soggetto geografico: New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Note generali: Includes index.; Previously issued in print: 1998.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-280) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; ONE: The Sweetest Meat, the Bitterest Poison; TWO: A Most Unquiet Hiding Place; THREE: The Misgovernment of Woman's Tongue; FOUR: ""Publick Fathers"" and Cursing Sons; FIVE: Saying and Unsaying; SIX: The Tongue Is a Witch; Epilogue; APPENDIX: Litigation over Speech in Massachusetts, 1630-1692; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: This study explores why the spoken word assumed such importance in the culture of early New England. To aid her study, the author re-examines such famous Puritan events as the Salem witch trials and the banishment of Anne Hutchinson.
• Titolo autorizzato: Governing the tongue
• ISBN: 0-19-771355-6; 1-282-38415-5; 9786612384158; 1-60256-385-3; 0-19-513090-1; 0-19-535136-3; 1-280-44984-5; 9786610449842; 0-19-802515-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815550103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.