Friendship

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Caine is a Professor in the Department of History! University of Sydney! Australia Klappentext Presents an analysis of the major classical philosophical texts of friendship and their continuing importance over many centuries. This book discusses the changing ways in which friendship was understood and experienced in Europe from the Hellenic period onward. Zusammenfassung There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West. However, the history of friendship, and the ways in which it has changed over time, have rarely been examined. Friendship: A History traces the development of friendship in Europe from the Hellenistic period to today. The book brings together a range of essays that examine the language of friendship and its significance in terms of ethics, social institutions, religious organizations and political alliances. The essays study the works of classical and contemporary authors to explore the role of friendship in Western philosophy. Ranging from renaissance friendships to Christian and secular friendships and from women's writing to the role of class and sex in friendships, Friendship: A History will be invaluable to students and scholars of social history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...

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

Klappentext

Presents an analysis of the major classical philosophical texts of friendship and their continuing importance over many centuries. This book discusses the changing ways in which friendship was understood and experienced in Europe from the Hellenic period onward.

Inhalt

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