Beschreibung:
Early Modern Childhood is a detailed and accessible introduction to childhood in the early modern period, which guides students through every part of childhood from infancy to youth and places the early modern child within the broader social context of the period.
Part i: contexts; 1. Locating the early modern child; 2. The early modern family; 3. The household; Part ii: beginnings; 4. Conception, pregnancy and birth; 5. Infancy; 6. Schools and education; Part iii: identities; 7. Protestants; 8. Catholics; 9. Gender; Part iv: adversity; 10. Crime and disorder; 11. Illness and death; 12. Illegitimacy; Part v: representations; 13. Drama; 14. Children's clothing; 15. Portraiture