Elizabeth A Foyster

Manhood in Early Modern England (eBook, ePUB)

Honour, Sex and Marriage

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the relationships that men formed with their wives in early modern England, Elizabeth Foyster makes an important contribution to social, family, and gender history. By studying men's personal lives she redresses the balance of research which has largely concentrated on the public lives of prominent men. Looking at youth and courtship before marriage, male fears of their wives' gossip and sexual betrayal, and male friendships before and after marriage, the importance of sexual reputation is highlighted throughout. Based on both legal records and fictional sources, this is a fascinating insight into the lives of ordinary men and women.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317884262
• Artikelnr.: 41785419

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth A Foyster

Inhaltsangabe

1. Discovering Manhood. Gender Roles and Responsibilities. Sources and
Methodologies. 2. Constructing Manhood. Manhood. Honourable Manhood.
Constructing Honourable Manhood. 3. Asserting Manhood.
Dangerous Passions. Women's Talk. Married Life. 4. Lost Manhood. Lost
Manhood. The Cuckold's Wife
Community Reactions to Lost Manhood. Occupation and Office. Paternity. Male
Friendships. Jealousy: Fictional Evidence. Jealousy: A Case Study. 5.
Restoring Manhood. Legal Action and Defamation. Legal Action and Adultery.
Reconciliation. Violence Against Men. Violence Against Women. Taming the
Scold. Contented and Wittol Cuckolds. Conclusion: Continuity and Change in
Early Modern Manhood. Further Reading.