Friendship : A History

ISBN-13: 9781845531966 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 435 str.

Opis

With numerous academic contributions and collaborations, this title combines an analysis of the major classical philosophical texts of friendship and their continuing importance with a broader discussion of the changing ways in which friendship was understood and experienced in Europe from the Hellenic period to the present.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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