Literacy and Written Culture in Early Modern Central Europe

The book Literacy and Written Culture in Early Modern Hungary, edited by Zoltán Tóth, provides a comprehensive analysis of literacy rates and written culture in early modern societies, focusing on Hungary's long-term development and the use of written and oral culture. It also examines the social history of elementary schools and their teachers, as well as book reading among peasants and noblemen throughout the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. The book includes references to the development of libraries and the use of different languages, with a particular emphasis on Latin usage. It is a lively and stimulating guide that offers insights into village life, legal and administrative issues, and the role of the clergy, contributing to major debates in the fields of language, literacy, linguistics, and social history.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 16 January 2025
Publisher: Central European University Press

Tóth's work is a comprehensive international comparative analysis that focuses on the long-term development of literacy rates and the use of written and oral culture in early modern societies. It examines the social history of elementary schools and their teachers, as well as book reading among peasants and noblemen throughout the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in Hungary. The volume includes references to the development of libraries during the period and the use of different languages, with a particular emphasis on Latin usage. It provides a lively and stimulating guide that offers fascinating insights into village life, legal and administrative issues, and the role of the clergy. Its overall content contributes to major debates in the fields of language, literacy, linguistics, and social history.

Weight: 575g
Dimension: 234 x 159 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789639116856