1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465387003321

Autore

Ní Mhunghaile Lesa

Titolo

Ré Órga na nGael [[electronic resource] ] : Joseph Cooper Walker (1761-1810)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaillimh, : Cló lar-Chonnacht, 2013

ISBN

1-78444-068-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Disciplina

820.9/9415

Soggetti

Ireland -- Intellectual life -- 18th century

Irish literature --18th century -- History and criticism

Politics and literature -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century

Walker, Joseph C. (Joseph Cooper), -1810 -- Criticism and interpretation

Irish literature - History and criticism - 18th century - Ireland

Politics and literature - History - 18th century

Languages & Literatures

Celtic Languages & Literatures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Irlandese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Page Cóipcheart; Clár; Noda; Admhálacha agus buíochas; Réamhrá; Caibidil 1: 'The hidden treasures of this country': Múscailt suime i léann agus i gcultúr na hÉireann san ochtú haois déag; Caibidil 2: 'An Irishman of Ireland's purest times': Joseph Cooper Walker, scoláire; Caibidil 3: 'This valuable and interesting library': Leabharlann Joseph Cooper Walker i St. Valeri; Caibidil 4: 'Endeared to many': Ciorcal liteartha Walker 129; Caibidil 5: 'My own juvenile and imperfect essay': Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards

Caibidil 6: 'Some good information and some mistakes': Freagairt na léirmheastoirí ar Historical Memoirs of the Irish BardsConclúid; Foinsí

Sommario/riassunto

An absorbing study of an eighteenth century Protestant antiquarian,



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955322903321

Autore

Barclay Katie

Titolo

Love, intimacy and power : marriage and patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 / / Katie Barclay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, 2011

ISBN

9781847797964

1847797962

9781781702598

1781702594

9781847794215

1847794211

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Gender in History

Gender in history

Disciplina

306.8109411

Soggetti

Marriage - Social aspects - Scotland - History

Male domination (Social structure) - Scotland - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of tables; 1. Introduction: thinking patriarchy; 2. Marriage within Scottish culture; 3. The first step to marriage: courtship; 4. The construction of patriarchy: love, obligation and obedience; 5. The negotiation of patriarchy: intimacy, friendship and duty; 6. The ambiguities of patriarchy: the marital economy; 7. When negotiation fails: the abuses of patriarchy; 8. Conclusion: rethinking patriarchy; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through an analysis of the correspondence of over one hundred couples from the Scottish elites across the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, this book explores how ideas around the nature of emotional intimacy, love, and friendship within marriage adapted to a modernising economy and society. Patriarchy continued to be the central model for marriage across the period and as a result, women found spaces to hold power within the family, but could not translate it to power beyond the household. Comparing the Scottish experience to that across Europe and North America, Barclay shows that through