ISBN:
9780300277562
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (434 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.8094209034
Keywords:
Marriage History 19th century
;
Courtship History 19th century
Abstract:
No detailed description available for "Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen".
Abstract:
Cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- chapter one MEETING -- chapter two ATTRACTION -- chapter three COURTSHIP -- chapter four HESITATION AND HEARTBREAK -- chapter five PROPOSALS, ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGE SETTLEMENTS -- chapter six WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS -- chapter seven ELOPEMENTS, ABDUCTIONS, MISTRESSES AND MÉSALLIANCES -- chapter eight SPINSTERS AND BACHELORS The Alternative to Marriage -- chapter nine EARLY MARRIED LIFE -- chapter ten 'MY LOVE . . .' -- chapter eleven GETTING ALONG -- chapter twelve CAREERS -- chapter thirteen CHILDREN -- chapter fourteen UNHAPPY MARRIAGES -- chapter fifteen DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ADULTERY, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION -- chapter sixteen WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS -- chapter seventeen GROWING OLD TOGETHER -- CONCLUSION -- DRAMATIS PERSONAE -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
"Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for the people of Regency England? Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on the period's fiction as well as fascinating first-hand accounts. From the glamour of the ballroom to the commonplaces of the marital home, love and marriage came in many guises: some wed happily, some dared to elope, and other relationships ended with acrimony, adultery, domestic abuse or divorce. Muir also carefully considers the position of Regency women in marriage, and those spinsters and bachelors who chose not to marry at all. This is a richly textured account of how love and marriage felt for people at the time - revealing their unspoken assumptions, delights and pleasures, and innermost thoughts"--
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