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Friendship : a History.

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West. However, the history of friendship, and the ways in which it has changed over time, have rarely been examined. Friendship: A History traces the development of friendship in Eu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Caine, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Colección:Critical histories of subjectivity and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Classical Ideals of Friendship; 2 Cicero on Friendship; 3 The Latin West; 4 Renaissance Friendships: Traditional Truths, New and Dissenting Voices; 5 From Christian Friendship to Secular Sentimentality: Enlightenment Re-evaluations; 6 Taking up the Pen: Women and the Writing of Friendship; 7 Class, Sex and Friendship: The Long Nineteenth Century; 8 New Worlds of Friendship: The Early Twentieth Century; 9 The Importance of Friends: The Most Recent Past; Bibliography; Index.