This paper explores the stylistic differences between two 17th-century manuals of social etiquette for women written on either side of the Puritan Revolution: Richard Brathwaite’s The English Gentlewoman, published in 1631, and Robert Codrington’s Youths Behaviour: or Decency in Conversation Amongst Women, published in 1663 The aim is to investigate the impact of the revolutionary decades on the language and style of this literary genre, genre, an issue surprisingly neglected in the literature.
Stylistic variation in 17th century conduct manuals for women
BISCETTI, STEFANIA
2008-01-01
Abstract
This paper explores the stylistic differences between two 17th-century manuals of social etiquette for women written on either side of the Puritan Revolution: Richard Brathwaite’s The English Gentlewoman, published in 1631, and Robert Codrington’s Youths Behaviour: or Decency in Conversation Amongst Women, published in 1663 The aim is to investigate the impact of the revolutionary decades on the language and style of this literary genre, genre, an issue surprisingly neglected in the literature.File in questo prodotto:
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