Diana O'Hara

Courtship and constraint

Rethinking the making of marriage in Tudor England

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first study of early modern English courtship as a subject in its own right. New historical and anthropological insights into the making of marriage, and an arresting and exciting contribution to the history of the family. Takes the interpretation of the English church court material to a new level of sophistication. Explores new or neglected subjects such as the use of gifts or tokens and the role of go-betweens in English courtship. The fresh and wholly original perspectives on English courtship offered here should redirect and revitalise the history of marriage in early modern England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 447g
• ISBN-13: 9780719062513
• ISBN-10: 0719062519
• Artikelnr.: 22236186

Autorenporträt

Diana O'Hara received a PhD in history from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1995, and is a researcher with Victoria County History

Inhaltsangabe

1. The structures of courtship and the role of family, kin and community.
2. The language of tokens and the making of marriage 3. 'Movers', 'sutors',
'speakers', and 'brokers' of marriage: the role of the go-betweens as a
'means' of courtship 4. Courtship horizons in the sixteenth century:
distance and place as factors in marriage formation 5. The timing of
marriage: constraints and expectations 6. Material girls?: dowries and
property in courtship