Oliver Wendell Holmes and the culture of conversation

Gibian, Peter, 1952-

Oliver Wendell Holmes and the culture of conversation [electronic resource] / Peter Gibian. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. - xi, 398 p. : ill. - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture . - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 --Criticism and interpretation.


Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Conversation--History--19th century.
Table-talk--History--19th century.
Conversation in literature.
Dialogue in literature.


Electronic books.

PS1992.C67 / G54 2001

818/.309