Making a match : courtship in Shakespeare and his society / Ann Jennalie Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Ann Jennalie, 1934-2017, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Social life and customs.

Shakespeare, William.

Courtship--England--History--16th century.

Courtship.

Courtship in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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 some kind. Instead of taking a fixed position on an institution intended to stabilize the commonwealth, Shakespeare constantly shifts position, in a kaleidoscope of caricature, criticism, acceptance, subversion, or indifference. For general readers and specialists alike, this work supplies a rich understanding of the codes so familiar to the playwright and his audience--an understanding essential for an appreciation of the subtleties of his art. Delving into primary sources, social history, demography, and literary criticism, the author offers the widest possible range of both Renaissance and modern views on the most crucial experience of Elizabethan culture. Besides correcting or illuminating the interpretations of Shakespeareans, this book offers valuable material for any area of research on the English Renaissance that touches on courtship.Originally published in 1991.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

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

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691632933

0691632936

9781400861750

1400861756

9780691603636

0691603634

OCLC:

884013187