Oct 12th 2017

Peter Stallybrass: What Is a Letter?

@ Newberry Library's Ruggles Hall

60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610

Opening Thursday, October 12th, from 6PM - 7:30PM

According to Peter Stallybrass, the vast majority of letters written between the 1530s and the 1920s consist mainly of blank paper. In this free public lecture at the Newberry, Stallybrass will argue that, despite the endless rhetoric about the significance of long letters, letters usually aspired to be telegrams, postcards, or emails.

This event is free to attend with advance registration. For more information, please visit: https://www.newberry.org/10122017-peter-stallybrass-what-letter

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