Journal article
Written in haste: practical letters and everyday criticism in the fifteenth century
- Abstract:
- The phrase written in haste is a conventional ending of English letters in the fifteenth century. The formula does reflect the speed of practical uses of literacy. It also, however, is a critical term by which people evaluate their letters against aspirations to write better. The aspiration might concern style, but in haste and the related closing phrase no more also concern the content, extent and frequency of letters. Such phrases engage in a process of criticism which both invites literary critics now to read practical texts slowly and expands the criteria that such criticism might use.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 141.7KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1353/elh.2024.a922007
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- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Journal:
- ELH More from this journal
- Volume:
- 91
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 1-27
- Publication date:
- 2024-03-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-01-25
- DOI:
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1080-6547
- ISSN:
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0013-8304
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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1325286
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pubs:1325286
- Deposit date:
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2023-01-26
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- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2024
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- © 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Johns Hopkins University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/elh.2024.a922007
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