Friendship : a history / edited by Barbara Caine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caine, Barbara.

Series:

Critical histories of subjectivity and culture.

Critical histories of subjectivity and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friendship--History.

Friendship.

Interpersonal relations--History.

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 419 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2008.

Summary:

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West. However, the history of friendship, and the ways in which it has changed over time, have rarely been examined. Friendship: A History traces the development of friendship in Europe from the Hellenistic period to today. The book brings together a range of essays that examine the language of friendship and its significance in terms of ethics, social institutions, religious organizations and political alliances. The essays study the works of classical and contemporary authors to explore the role of friendship in Western philosophy. Ranging from renaissance friendships to Christian and secular friendships and from women's writing to the role of class and sex in friendships, Friendship: A History will be invaluable to students and scholars of social history.

Contents:

The classical ideals of friendship / Dirk Baltzly and Nick Eliopoulos

Cicero on friendship / Constant J. Mews

The Latin West / Constant J. Mews and Neville Chiavaroli

Renaissance friendships : traditional truths, new and dissenting voices / Carolyn James and Bill Kent

From Christian friendship to secular sentimentality : enlightenment re-evaluations / David Garrioch

Taking up the pen : women and the writing of friendship / Barbara Caine

Class, sex, and friendship : the long nineteenth century / Marc Brodie and Barbara Caine

New worlds of friendship : the early 20th century / Mark Peel

The importance of friends : the most recent past / Mark Peel, with Liz Reed and James Walter.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-54560-5

1-317-54561-3

1-322-13045-0

1-315-72933-4

1-84553-727-0

9781315729336

OCLC:

958110161