TY - BOOK AU - Ruberg,Willemijn TI - Conventional correspondence: epistolary culture of the Dutch elite, 1770-1850 T2 - Brill eBook titles SN - 9789004211070 AV - HN520.Z9 E4813 2011 U1 - 306.44086/210949209033 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston PB - Brill KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Netherlands KW - History KW - 18th century KW - 19th century KW - Letter-writing, Dutch KW - Social life and customs N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004209732.i-281 ER -