The Spoken Word: Oral Culture in Britain, 1500-1850

by Daniel R. Woolf and Adam Fox

Book Overview

Discusses the transition from a largely oral to a fundamentally literate society in the early modern period. During this period the spoken word remained of the utmost importance but development of printing and the spread of popular literacy combined to transform the nature of communication. Examines English, Scottish and Welsh Oral culture to provide the first pan-British study of the subject. Covers several aspects of oral culture ranging from tradition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719057477
• ISBN13: 9780719057472
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"