| Description |
1 online resource (x, 422 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Egodocuments and history series,
1873-653X ;
v. 2
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Egodocuments and history series ; v. 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations and Archive Names -- Chapter I -- Historical Research on Reading and Writing: From Book Ownership to the Use of Media -- The History of reading -- The history of reading as a research field -- A different perspective: Reading within the framework of media history -- Research on historical readers -- Research on historical reading behaviour -- Egodocuments as source material -- Structure of the book -- Chapter II -- Mirror of Literacy: Reading and Writing in the Diary (1624) of David Beck -- A German schoolmaster in the Dutch Republic -- 'Mirror of my life' -- The conversation of the day -- Writing habits -- Conversation at a distance: correspondence -- Writing at school -- Income and expenditure in writing -- Paper poetry: the oeuvre of the poet David Beck -- Writing poetry and everyday life -- Publication in manuscript form -- 'Mousing and rummaging': Beck's reading behaviour -- Handwritten reading -- Poetic taste: Beck's reading of printed texts -- Aging French poems and topical Dutch prose -- Beck's books in other sources -- 'Nosing around' in bookshops or at the Binnenhof -- Books in everyday life -- Diverse ways of reading -- Reading in order to write -- Final remarks -- Chapter III -- Aristocratic Literacy: Pieter Teding van Berkhout and his 'Journal' (16698211;1712) -- The life of a gentleman of rank -- 'Journal contenant mes occupations' -- Final remarks -- The aristocratisation of everyday conversation? -- Putting pen to paper -- Written contacts: correspondence and writing style -- Writing and family history -- Political notes -- A lifetime of reading -- Teding van Berkhout's library -- A historical taste -- Reading 224; la mode -- An unusual taste? -- Purchases and gifts -- The delights of country life -- Reading a book -- Reading for edification and entertainment -- Chapter IV -- Aural and Eyewitness Testimony: Reading, Writing, and Discussions of Current Affairs in Jan de Boer's Chronological Journal (17478211;1758)13; -- The life of an Amsterdam clerk -- The diary or 'journal' of Jan de Boer -- Historiography of the news -- Final remarks -- The flow of information: De Boer's news sources -- News in the street -- News on printed paper -- The news of 1755 -- News from many sides -- Reading the news: printed matter in the diary -- Newspapers -- Newspaper reports in the diary -- Information and discussion in pamphlets -- News in pamphlets -- 'Only an oortje': the distribution of pamphlets -- The anonymous author of the pamphlet 'Pro Patria' -- Pamphlet readers and their responses -- Other informative publications: ordinances, periodicals and prints -- News as history -- Chapter V -- A Devout Reader and Writer: Literacy in Jacoba van Thiel's 'Account-Book of the Soul' (17678211;1770) -- A life lived amid the clergy -- Daily register or 'account-book of the soul' -- Pious conversation -- A devout Christian woman with a pen -- Pious correspondence -- 'Somewhat free from the earth': on keeping a diary -- Piety with books: Van Thiel's reading -- A religious glutton -- Old or new? -- Readers of pious literature and readers of novels -- The parsonage library -- Relatives and women in Luchtmans' shop -- P. |
| Summary |
Focusing on four Dutch diaries from different periods of the early modern age, this book describes in detail the diversified use of reading in everyday life, examining it in a wider context of communication that also includes writing and speech. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Dutch prose literature -- History and criticism.
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Dutch prose literature. |
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Dutch literature -- 1500-1800 -- History and criticism.
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Dutch literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1800 |
| Subject |
Books and reading in literature.
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Books and reading in literature. |
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Literacy -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century.
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Literacy. |
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Netherlands. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Books and reading -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century.
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Books and reading. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Jackson, Beverley.
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| Added Title |
Geletterde levens. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blaak, Jeroen. Geletterde levens : dagelijks lezen en schrijven in de vroegmoderne tijd in Nederland 1624-1770. English. Literacy in everyday life. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004177406 (DLC) 2009021767 (OCoLC)318867167 |
| ISBN |
9789047430841 (electronic book) |
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9047430840 (electronic book) |
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1282602446 |
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9781282602441 |
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9789004177406 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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900417740X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004177406.i-426 |
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