A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century

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dc.contributor.advisorLee, Brianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPurvis, Rosemaryen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-12T14:39:48Z
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dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study examines the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston Letters and Papers of the fifteenth century. Consideration is given to the problems posed by the letter form, to the identification of an authentic "voice" in the letters of a woman who was probably unable to write, and to the constraints of an incomplete historical record. Margaret is viewed by means of her own words and her relationships with her immediate and extended family, and in the light of the social and political circumstances of the time. It is concluded that by examining Margaret in this way, there is sufficient material in the epistolary record to make an assessment of her character.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPurvis, R. (1993). <i>A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18831en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPurvis, Rosemary. <i>"A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18831en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPurvis, R. 1993. A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Purvis, Rosemary AB - The study examines the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston Letters and Papers of the fifteenth century. Consideration is given to the problems posed by the letter form, to the identification of an authentic "voice" in the letters of a woman who was probably unable to write, and to the constraints of an incomplete historical record. Margaret is viewed by means of her own words and her relationships with her immediate and extended family, and in the light of the social and political circumstances of the time. It is concluded that by examining Margaret in this way, there is sufficient material in the epistolary record to make an assessment of her character. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century TI - A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18831 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18831
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPurvis R. A woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18831en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedieval English Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleA woman of letters : an examination of the character of Margaret Paston through a selective reading of Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth centuryen_ZA
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