The game of love in Georgian England: courtship, emotions, and material culture

Courtship in Georgian England was a decisive moment in the life cycle, often imagined as a tactical game. Sally Holloway uses a rich selection of material and written sources to explore the emotional experience of courtship between Georgian men and women, how love developed into a commercial industr...

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Main Author: Holloway, Sally ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:Courtship in Georgian England was a decisive moment in the life cycle, often imagined as a tactical game. Sally Holloway uses a rich selection of material and written sources to explore the emotional experience of courtship between Georgian men and women, how love developed into a commercial industry, and what happened when engagements went awry
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 227 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191861864
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198823070.001.0001

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