Communicating Early English Manuscripts

Communicating Early English Manuscripts

Author: Päivi Pahta

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-01-27

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 052119329X

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The first volume to focus on the communicative aspects of English manuscripts from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. It demonstrates how these handwritten texts can be used to analyse the history of language as communication between individuals and groups, and discusses the challenges these documents present to present-day scholars.