Making a Match : Courtship in Shakespeare and His Society

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Making a Match examines the various options posed at every stage of English wooing, together with the presentation of these protocols in the plays of Shakespeare. Across the canon, wooing may command either a casual reference or a central position in the action, but no play escapes a connection of s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Ann Jennalie, 1934-2017
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Manners and customs.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Social life and customs.
Courtship in literature.
Courtship.
Dating (Social customs) in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Amours dans la litterature.
Amours > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Courtship > England > History > 16th century.
England.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments ; CHAPTER I; Once upon a Time; CHAPTER II; The Age of Marriageability; CHAPTER III; The Social Status of Prospective Partners; CHAPTER IV; Parental Authority and Personal Affection; CHAPTER V; Agents and Go-Betweens; CHAPTER VI; Dowries and Jointures; CHAPTER VII; Formal Proposals, Public Contracts, and Proper Weddings; CHAPTER VIII; Secret Promises and Elopements, Broken Contracts and Divorces; CHAPTER IX; Courtship and Politics; CHAPTER X; Happily Ever After?; Appendixes ; Age at First Marriage; List of Play Titles and Abbreviations; Index.

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