Meanings of manhood in early modern England
By: Alexandra Shepard.
Series: Oxford studies in social history
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Men -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Men -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Masculinity -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Masculinity -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Sex role -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Sex role -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: The constant age; title: The imagined body of 'man's estate'; title: Models of manhood; title: Youthful excess and fraternal bonding; title: The violence of manhood; title: Respectability, sex and status; title: Credit, provision, and worth; title: The 'ancienter sort'; title: Conclusion : manhood, patriarchy, and gender in early modern England.