The Game of Love in Georgian England : Courtship, Emotions, and Material Culture
Courtship in Georgian England was a decisive moment in the life cycle, often imagined as a tactical game. Sally Holloway uses a rich selection of material and written sources to explore the emotional experience of courtship between Georgian men and women, how love developed into a commercial industr...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2018
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Emotions in History Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | Love-letters Courtship-England-18th century-History Love-letters-History Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Courtship in Georgian England was a decisive moment in the life cycle, often imagined as a tactical game. Sally Holloway uses a rich selection of material and written sources to explore the emotional experience of courtship between Georgian men and women, how love developed into a commercial industry, and what happened when engagements went awry. Cover -- The Game of Love in Georgian England: Courtship, Emotions, and Material Culture -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures and Table -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- STUDYING LOVE -- COURTSHIP AND MATRIMONY -- LOVE IN OBJECTS -- THE PRESENT STUDY -- 1: The Language of Love -- RELIGIOUS LOVE -- PHYSICAL LOVE -- LITERARY LOVE -- CONCLUSION -- 2: Love Letters -- WRITING THE LOVE LETTER -- CRAFTING THE LOVE LETTER -- GENDERING THE LOVE LETTER -- VALUING THE LOVE LETTER -- CONCLUSION -- 3: Love Tokens -- GAZING -- TOUCHING -- SMELLING -- CONCLUSION -- 4: The Marketplace of Love -- CONSUMING LOVE -- VALENTINE'S DAY -- CONCLUSION -- 5: Romantic Suffering -- BREAKING THE HEART -- ARCHETYPES OF HEARTBREAK -- MAIDS WHO DIED FOR LOVE -- A CUSTOM OF HANGING AND DROWNING THEMSELVES -- RITUALS OF DISINTEGRATION -- CONCLUSION -- 6: Breach of Promise -- NOT MERELY A SPIRITUAL MATTER -- BRINGING SUIT -- MATERIAL PROMISES -- CONCLUSION -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX 1: Relationships Consulted -- Key -- APPENDIX 2: Breach of Promise Cases in the Common Law Courts -- Key -- Select Bibliography -- 1. MANUSCRIPTS -- (i) Local Archives and Museums -- (ii) National Archives and Museums -- (iii) International Archives and Museums -- 2. PRINTED PRIMARY SOURCES -- 3. DATABASES -- 4. SECONDARY SOURCES -- 5. UNPUBLISHED THESES -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780192555908 0192555901 9780198823070 019882307X |