Drawing on art history, literary studies and social history, the essays in this volume explore a range of intersections between gender and constructions of childhood in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, England, France and Spain. The essays are grouped around the themes of celebration and loss, education and social training, growing up and growing old. Contributors grapple with ways in which constructions of childhood were inflected by considerations of gender throughout the early modern world. In so doing, they examine representations of children and childhood in a range of sources from the period, from paintings and poetry to legal records and personal correspondence. The volume sheds light on some of the ways in which, in the relations between Renaissance children and their parents and peers, gender mattered. Gender and Early Modern Constructions of Childhood enriches our understanding of individual children and the nature of familial relations in the early modern period, as well as of the relevance of gender to constructions of self and society.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781409429975
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109238943
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gender and Early Modern Constructions of Childhood
Author
Naomi J. Miller, Naomi Yavneh
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Children & Young Adults
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
635g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
Editor
Naomi J. Miller, Naomi Yavneh
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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