Searching the Heart

Women, Men, and Romantic Love in Nineteenth-Century America

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

AvKaren Lystra,Fullerton) Lystra, Karen (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, California State University

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This is well-argued study of romantic love between men and women in nineteenth-century America. Lystra discusses middle-class ideas of love in terms of their contribution to American individualism, to the secularization of American life, and to women's empowerment in the home through sharing knowledge and intimacy with men.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1993-01-14
Mått233 x 155 x 26 mm
Vikt549 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195074765

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

'This eminently readable scholarly study draws on archival evidence from the love letters of more than 100 Americans to reveal that, however reserved their public behaviour, middle-class couples of the Victorian era valued and sought emotional and physical intimacy in private. [The author] unveils a world of sentiment shielded by an epistolary veil in which a couple could display their 'true' selves while developing, testing and celebrating their shared commitment ... The author goes beyond letters to investigate the effect of romantic love on marriage, on sex roles in society and on American religious sensibilities.'Publishers Weekly