Conventional correspondence : epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 /
Ruberg, Willemijn, 1975-
Conventional correspondence : epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 / by Willemijn Ruberg ; translated by Maria Sherwood-Smith. - 1 online resource. - Brill eBook titles Egodocuments and history series, v. 4 1873-653X ; . - Egodocuments and History Series 4. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222878. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- EPISTOLARY THEORY -- EVERYDAY CORRESPONDENCE -- CHILDREN’S LETTERS -- ADOLESCENTS’ LETTERS -- CEREMONIAL CORRESPONDENCE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
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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.
9789004211070
10.1163/ej.9789004209732.i-281 DOI
2011025628
Elite (Social sciences)--History--Netherlands--18th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--History--Netherlands--19th century.
Letter-writing, Dutch--History--18th century.
Letter-writing, Dutch--History--19th century.
Netherlands--Social life and customs--18th century.
Netherlands--Social life and customs--19th century.
HN520.Z9 / E4813 2011
306.44086/210949209033
Conventional correspondence : epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 / by Willemijn Ruberg ; translated by Maria Sherwood-Smith. - 1 online resource. - Brill eBook titles Egodocuments and history series, v. 4 1873-653X ; . - Egodocuments and History Series 4. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222878. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- EPISTOLARY THEORY -- EVERYDAY CORRESPONDENCE -- CHILDREN’S LETTERS -- ADOLESCENTS’ LETTERS -- CEREMONIAL CORRESPONDENCE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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.
9789004211070
10.1163/ej.9789004209732.i-281 DOI
2011025628
Elite (Social sciences)--History--Netherlands--18th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--History--Netherlands--19th century.
Letter-writing, Dutch--History--18th century.
Letter-writing, Dutch--History--19th century.
Netherlands--Social life and customs--18th century.
Netherlands--Social life and customs--19th century.
HN520.Z9 / E4813 2011
306.44086/210949209033