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The commonplace book of William Byrd II of Westover
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The commonplace book of William Byrd II of Westover

Verfasser/in: William Byrd; Kevin Berland; Jan Kirsten Gilliam; Kenneth A Lockridge
Verlag: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, ©2001.
Ausgabe/Format  Buch : Biografie : Bundesstaatliche Regierungsveröffentlichung : EnglischAlle Ausgaben und Formate anzeigen
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"William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colonoy's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman.  Weiterlesen…
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Gattung/Form: Biography
Biographies
Name: William Byrd; William Byrd
Medientyp: Biografie, Amtliche Veröffentlichung, Bundesstaatliche Regierungsveröffentlichung
Dokumenttyp: Buch
Alle Autoren: William Byrd; Kevin Berland; Jan Kirsten Gilliam; Kenneth A Lockridge
ISBN: 080782612X 9780807826126
OCLC-Nummer: 44493324
Beschreibung: xv, 319 p. ; 25 cm.
Inhalt: 1. William Byrd II of Westover --
2. Making a Gentleman: William Byrd and Early Modern Education --
3. The Commonplace Book in Education --
4. The Commonplace Book and the Common Culture --
5. William Byrd as a Writer: Between the Private and Public Spheres --
6. Gathering and Compiling the Commonplace Book --
7. Science and Medicine in the Commonplace Book --
8. William Byrd's Religious Views --
9. "Invectives against Women, and...Lampoons upon Matrimony" --
10. The Commonplace Book and Self-Fashioning --
The Commonplace Book of a Colonial Gentleman in Crisis: An Essay / Kenneth A. Lockridge --
The Commonplace Book.
Verfasserangabe: edited by Kevin Berland, Jan Kirsten Gilliam, and Kenneth A. Lockridge.
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"William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colonoy's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary, Secret Diary, and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America."--BOOK JACKET.

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