Transforming Talk: The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England

By Susan E. Phillips

Book Overview

Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influencing not only social interactions but also literary and religious practices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271029951
• ISBN13: 9780271029955
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"