Imaginaries of Domesticity and Women's Work in Germany Around 1800

by Professor Karin A. Wurst

Examines a variety of texts from late Enlightenment Germany to provide a nuanced rethinking of women's roles as wives, mothers, and housekeepers, creators of the cultural spaces of the home.

Domesticity, a set of practices, emotions, and values culminating in a nourishing emotional and physical ambience - the "feel" of being at home and belonging - connects one's subjective experience to the material environment. In late Enlightenment Germany,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640141286
• ISBN13: 9781640141285
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"