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- catalog abstract ""This book explores the varied vernacular forms and rich oral traditions which were such a part of popular culture in early modern England. It focuses, in particular, upon dialect speech and proverbial wisdom, "old wives' tales" and children's lore, historical legends and local customs, scurrilous versifying and scandalous rumour-mongering." "Adam Fox argues that while the spoken word provides the most vivid insight into the mental world of the majority in this society, it was by no means untouched by written influences. Even at the beginning of the period, centuries of reciprocal infusion between these complementary media had created a cultural repertoire which had long since ceased to be purely oral. Thereafter, the growth of reading ability together with the proliferation of texts both in manuscript and print saw the rapid acceleration and elaboration of this process. By 1700 popular traditions and modes of expression were the product of a fundamentally literate environment to a much greater extent than has yet been appreciated."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12090983.
- catalog coverage "England Social life and customs 16th century.".
- catalog coverage "England Social life and customs 17th century.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""This book explores the varied vernacular forms and rich oral traditions which were such a part of popular culture in early modern England. It focuses, in particular, upon dialect speech and proverbial wisdom, "old wives' tales" and children's lore, historical legends and local customs, scurrilous versifying and scandalous rumour-mongering." "Adam Fox argues that while the spoken word provides the most vivid insight into the mental world of the majority in this society, it was by no means untouched by written influences. Even at the beginning of the period, centuries of reciprocal infusion between these complementary media had created a cultural repertoire which had long since ceased to be purely oral. Thereafter, the growth of reading ability together with the proliferation of texts both in manuscript and print saw the rapid acceleration and elaboration of this process. By 1700 popular traditions and modes of expression were the product of a fundamentally literate environment to a much greater extent than has yet been appreciated."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [414]-457) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 497 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0198205120".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford studies in social history".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "England Social life and customs 16th century.".
- catalog spatial "England Social life and customs 17th century.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog subject "English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Oral tradition England History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Oral tradition England History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "PR428.P65 F69 2000".
- catalog subject "Popular culture England History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Popular culture England History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Popular literature England History and criticism.".
- catalog title "Oral and literate culture in England, 1500-1700 / Adam Fox.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".