Paston Letters - A Selection in Modern Spelling

The Pastons of Norfolk left behind them an incomparable picture of life in fifteenth-century England in the earliest great collection of family letters in English. The letters span three generations and most were written during the reigns of HenryVI, Edward IV, and Richard III, in a period of political turmoil, local anarchy, and war abroad and at home. They reveal personal hopes and anxieties, and contain as well as business matters a wealth of information on leisure pursuits, education, and domestic life. The writers express themselves with a clarity and vigour that is remarkable at this early date, and the letter illustrate, as no other documents can, the state of the language in daily use immediately before and after the introduction of printing. This modernized selection prepared from the original manuscripts is designed to present the full range of the Pastons' principle concerns. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Davis
• Assisted by: Norman Davis (Editor), Davis Norman (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2008
• EAN: 9780199538379
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953837-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Oxford World's Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; England, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Diaries, letters and journals, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval