Reading Gossip in Early Eighteenth-Century England

This book analyzes the relation between print cultures and eighteenth-century literary and political practices and, identifying Queen Anne's England as a crucial moment in the public life of gossip, offers readings of key texts that demonstrate how gossip's interpretative strategies shaped readers' participation in the literary and public spheres.

Publication Year: 2009
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: H
Weight (Gram): 421