Remembering Anne Beach

Name: Remembering Anne Beach
SKU: 9781487593902
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Author: Carolyn Day
ISBN: 9781487593902

Love, Scandal, and Sickness in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvCarolyn Day

329 kr

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Remembering Anne Beach pulls back the veil on the challenges of research, the problems of gaps in archives, and the long process involved in constructing historical narratives. Through the tragic tale of an ill-fated couple and their disapproving families, this microhistory explores not only forbidden love but also marriage, illness, death, disability, and scandal in eighteenth-century society.Drawing on the story of Anne Beach, the author sheds light on the lost experiences of early modern women as well as those with mental afflictions who have left us mere fragments of their lived experiences. In weaving a tragic narrative, Day also tackles the problem of archival silences and provides the reader with insight into the highs and lows of the research process. With charm and clarity, Day describes the frustration, skill, determination, obsession, and sheer luck required to be able to provide a diligent, more inclusive perception of our past.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-04-04
Mått152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt260 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor194
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781487593902

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“Remembering Anne Beach is a work of impressive archival recovery. In reinterpreting the dynamics of William Wainhouse and Anne Beach’s relationship, Carolyn A. Day reconstructs a complex eighteenth-century story about reputation, breach of promise, family treachery and neglect, and marital politics. In documenting their trials and tribulations, Day engages deeply with the intertwined histories of gender, disease, and status while also providing compelling, and sometimes deeply personal, reflections on the twists and turns of the historian’s craft.”