A History of the Wife

图书标准信息

• 作者 Marilyn Yalom 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2002-02
• ISBN 9780060931568
• 定价 128.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 464页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Howdidmarriage,consideredareligiousdutyinmedievalEurope,becomeavenueforpersonalfulfillmentincontemporaryAmerica?Howdidthenotionofromanticlove,anoveltyintheMiddleAges,becomeaprerequisiteformarriagetoday?And,iftheoriginalpurposeofmarriagewasprocreation,whatexactlyisthepurposeofmarriageforwomennow?Combining"ascholar'srigorandastoryteller'scraft"("SanJoseMercuryNews"),distinguishedculturalhistorianMarilynYalomchartstheevolutionofmarriageintheJudeoChristianworldthroughthecenturiesandshowshowradicallyourideasaboutmarriagehavechanged.Foranywomanwhois,hasbeen,oreverwillbemarried,thisintellectuallyvigorousandgrippinghistoricalanalysisofmarriageshedsnewlightonaninstitutionmostpeopletakeforgranted,andthatmay,infact,beexperiencingitsmostconvulsiveupheavalsincetheReformation.

【作者简介】

MarilynYalomisaseniorscholarattheInstituteforWomenandGenderatStanfordUniversity.SheistheauthorofAHistoryoftheWife;AHistoryoftheBreast;BloodSisters:TheFrenchRevolutioninWomen'sMemory;andMaternity,Mortality,andtheLiteratureofMadness.ShelivesinPaloAlto,California,withherhusband,psychiatristandwriterIrvinYalom.