Friendship & Its Discourses C

by Cedric C. Brown

Cedric C. Brown combines the study of literature and social history in order to recognize the immense importance of friendship bonds to early modern society. Drawing on new archival research, he acknowledges a wide range of types of friendship, from the intimate to the obviously instrumental, and sees these practices as often co-terminous with gift exchange. Failure to recognize the inter-connected range of a friendship spectrum has hitherto limited...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198790791
• ISBN13: 9780198790792
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"