The Weaker Vessel - Rilegato

Fraser, Lady Antonia

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0297783815 ISBN 13: 9780297783817

Casa editrice: W&N, 1984

Riassunto

Just how weak were the women of the Civil War era? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Did anyone marry for love? Could a woman divorce? What rights had the unmarried? What expectations the widowed?
An expert on the period, Antonia Fraser brings to life the many and various women she has encountered in her considerable research: governesses, milkmaids, fishwives, nuns, defenders of castles, courtesans, countesses, witches and widows.
`Consistently interesting, funny, touching and thought-provoking to read: a fresh angle of vision has given her a fresh view of the private life of the seventeenth century, and she conveys it with skill.' Spectator
`A work of great technical assurance... she writes with a consistent warmth, wit, modesty, conviction on a subject which will be a revelation to almost anyone' The Times
`A distinguished and graceful book, packed with interesting information' Observer

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Hardback reissue of a classic study of women in Civil War England - part of THE SIX LIVES OF ANTONIA FRASER promotion

L'autore:

Lady Antonia Fraser has been writing bestselling history for more than 30 years. She is one of a family of writers led by her mother, Elizabeth Longford. Lady Antonia has six children, two of whom are writers. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0297783815
• ISBN 13: 9780297783817
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 560