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Friendship and its discourses in the seventeenth century /

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Cedric C. Brown presents an account of 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 coterminous with gift e...

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Main Author: Brown, Cedric C. (Cedric Clive), 1943- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Friendship in literature.
Amitié dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Early modern
Friendship in literature
1500-1700
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Cedric C. Brown presents an account of 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 coterminous with gift exchange.--Dust jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 231 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191833434
0191833436
9780192508126
0192508121