Title The ties that bind : siblings, family, and society in early modern England / Bernard Capp

Edition First edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018 ©2018

Click on the following:
Oxford Scholarship Online

Copies

Description 1 online resource (222 pages) Contents The experience of childhood -- Fraternal bonds -- Across the gender divide -- The sisters' world -- Stepchildren, half-siblings, and the illegitimate -- Siblings and salvation -- William Stout: solidarity and support -- Samuel Pepys: care and control -- Alice Thornton and Dorothy Osborne: troubles with brothers -- James Yonge and John Cannon: favouritism and sibling rivalry -- Roger North and his siblings: the ties that bind Summary The Ties that Bind is the first study to examine the place of brothers and sister in family life, and in society, in England during the Early Modern period. By exploring the bonds between contemporaries -- such as Samuel Pepys -- and their siblings, The Ties that Bind sheds new light on this familiar familial relationship Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 22, 2018) Subject Siblings -- England -- History -- 16th century Families -- England -- History -- 16th century Siblings -- England -- History -- 17th century Siblings in literature English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. Families Siblings Siblings in literature English literature -- Early modern England Genre/Form History Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780192556349 0192556347 9780191862090 0191862096

  Permalink