The talk of the town: oral communication and networks of information in sixteenth-century St. Gallen
<p>This thesis explores oral communication in St. Gallen through the lens of the linen merchant Johannes Rütiner (1501–1556/7). By reconstructing Rütiner's network of informants and probing four genres of communication within their respective social contexts – jokes, gossip, rumour, and m...
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2016
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