Written in haste: practical letters and everyday criticism in the fifteenth century
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 co...
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2024
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