The commonplace book of William Byrd II of Westover /edited by Kevin Berland, Jan Kirsten Gilliam, and Kenneth A. Lockridge.
- Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, (c)2001.
- 1 online resource (xv, 319 pages)
- Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia .
Includes bibliographies and index.
William Byrd II of Westover -- Making a Gentleman: William Byrd and Early Modern Education -- The Commonplace Book in Education -- The Commonplace Book and the Common Culture -- William Byrd as a Writer: Between the Private and Public Spheres -- Gathering and Compiling the Commonplace Book -- Science and Medicine in the Commonplace Book -- William Byrd's Religious Views -- "Invectives against Women, and ... Lampoons upon Matrimony" -- The Commonplace Book and Self-Fashioning -- The Commonplace Book of a Colonial Gentleman in Crisis: An Essay / The Commonplace Book. Kenneth A. Lockridge --
"William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colonoy's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary, Secret Diary, and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America."--Jacket