Letter-writing Manuals and Instruction from Antiquity to the Present
Letter-writing Manuals and Instruction from Antiquity to the Present

Author: Carol Poster

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781570036514

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Once nearly as ubiquitous as dictionaries and cookbooks are today, letter-writing manuals and their predecessors served to instruct individuals not only on the art of letter composition but also, in effect, on personal conduct. Poster and Mitchell contend that the study of letter-writing theory, which bridges rhetorical theory and grammatical studies, represents an emerging discipline in need of definition. In this volume, they gather the contributions of eleven experts to sketch the contours of epistolary theory and collect the historic and bibliographic materials - from Isocrates to email - that form the basis for its study.

British and American Letter Manuals, 1680-1810, Volume 2
British and American Letter Manuals, 1680-1810, Volume 2

Author: Eve Tavor Bannet

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-29

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1351222880

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During the 18th century, letter manuals became the most popular form of conduct literature. They were marketed to and used by a wide spectrum of society, from maidservants and apprentices, through military officers and merchants, to gentlemen, parents and children. This work presents the most influential manuals from both sides of the Atlantic.