Bray, A
The Friend
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226071817
- author:
- Bray, A
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 392
- Dimensions:
- 22.5 x 16.1 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Friend by Alan Bray explores the long and storied relationship between friendship and the traditional family of the church in England. Spanning from the year 1000 to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this magisterial work examines how public uses of private affection were common in premodern times. Bray challenges prevailing readings of friendship by historians of sexuality, debunking the assumption that homoerotic desires were present where none existed. Instead, he reveals a nuanced history of friendship, tracing its evolution from traditional emphases on loyalty to the modern era's more private and sexualized concept. Through a range of fascinating examples, including memorial plaques, burial brasses, and theological imagery, Bray offers a rich and eye-opening account of how the ethics of friendship have changed over time.
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