Love and Power in the Nineteenth Century : The Marriage of Violet Blair /

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This fascinating biography of a Gilded Age marriage closely examines the dynamic flow of power, control, and love between Washington blue blood Violet Blair and New Orleans attorney Albert Janin. Based on their voluminous correspondence as well as Violet's extensive diaries, it offers a thoroug...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Laas, Virginia Jeans
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 1998.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Janin, Albert
Blair, Violet, > 1848-1933
Janin, Albert.
Janin, Albert > Correspondence.
Blair, Violet, > 1848-1933 > Correspondence.
Blair, Violet, > 1848-1933 > Diaries.
Women > Washington (D.C.) > Social conditions
Women > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources
Women > Washington (D.C.) > Biography
Women > Social conditions.
Women.
Femmes > Washington (D.C.) > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siecle > Sources.
Femmes > Washington (D.C.) > Biographies.
Women > Washington (D.C.) > Social conditions.
Women > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources.
Women > Washington (D.C.) > Biography.
Washington (D.C.)
Journaux intimes.
Diaries.
Sources.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Biographies.
diaries.
Biography.
Correspondence.
Diary
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This fascinating biography of a Gilded Age marriage closely examines the dynamic flow of power, control, and love between Washington blue blood Violet Blair and New Orleans attorney Albert Janin. Based on their voluminous correspondence as well as Violet's extensive diaries, it offers a thoroughly intimate portrait of a fifty-four-year union which, in many ways, conformed to societal norms yet always redefined itself in order to fit the needs and willfulness of both husband and wife. With abundant documentary evidence to draw on, Laas ties this compelling story to broader themes of courtship behavior, domesticity, gender roles, extended family bonds, elitism, and societal stereotyping. Deeply researched and beautifully written, Love and Power in the Nineteenth Century has the dual virtue of making an important historical contribution while also appealing to a broad popular audience.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations ;
ISBN:9781610752534

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