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The ties that bind : siblings, family, and society in early modern England / Bernard Capp.
LIBRA HQ613 .C37 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Capp, B. S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Siblings--England--History--16th century.
- Siblings.
- Families--England--History--16th century.
- Families.
- Siblings--England--History--17th century.
- Siblings in literature.
- Brothers and sisters in literature.
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Criticism.
- Brothers and sisters.
- History.
- England.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 222 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- The family is a major area of scholarly research and public debate. Many studies have explored the English family in the 16th and 17th centuries, focusing on husbands and wives, parents and children. 'The Ties that Bind' explores in depth the other key dimension: the place of brothers and sisters in family life, and in society. Moralists urged mutual love and support between siblings, but recognized that sibling rivalry was a common and potent force. The widespread practice of primogeniture made England distinctive. The eldest son inherited most of the estate and with it, a moral obligation to advance the welfare of his brothers and sisters. 'The Ties that Bind' explores how this operated in practice, and shows how the resentment of younger brothers and sisters made sibling relationships a heated issue in this period, in family life, in print, and also on the stage.
- Contents:
- Sibling Issues: The Experience of childhood. Fraternal Bonds. jAcross the Gender Divide. The Sisters World. Stepchildren, Half-Siblings, and the Illegitimate
- Family Stories: William Stout: Solidarity and Support. Samuel Pepys: Care and Control. Alice Thornton and Dorothy Osborne: Troubles wotjBrothers. James Yonge and John Cannon: Favouritism and Sibling Rivalry. Roger North and his Siblings: The Ties That Bind. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 019882338X
- 9780198823384
- OCLC:
- 1020024460
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