Caine Friendship

A History
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-54561-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 436 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caine, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Classical Ideals of Friendship Dirk Baltzly and Nick Eliopolous 2. Cicero on Friendship Constant J. Mews 3. The Latin West Constant J. Mews and Neville Chiavaroli 4. Renaissance Friendships: Traditional Truths, New and Dissenting Voices Carolyn James and Bill Kent 5. From Christian Friendship to Secular Sentimentality: Enlightenment Re-evaluations David Garrioch 6. Taking up the Pen: Women and the Writing of Friendship Barbara Caine 7. Class, Sex and Friendship: The Long Nineteenth Century Marc Brodie and Barbara Caine 8. New Worlds of Friendship: The early 20th Century Mark Peel 9. The Importance of Friends: The Most Recent Past Mark Peel with Liz Reed and James Walter. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara Caine is a Professor in the Department of History, University of Sydney, Australia