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The Renaissance Man and his Children. Childbirth and Early Childhood in Florence 1300-1600.
Louis Haas
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Hardback. BIC Classification: HBLA. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 528.
In The Renaissance Man and His Children , author Louis Haas delves into account books, letters, and literature of the Renaissance to examine elite Florentine male attitudes and behaviors regarding birth and infancy from 1300 to 1600. Unlike most recent studies which concern the perspectives of Renaissance mothers, this volume seeks specifically to focus on the viewpoints of fathers in relation to childbirth, childrearing and children. Haas finds that although it was a serious and even deadly business, the miracle of birth provided most elite Florentines (both male and female) with joy and a sense of fulfillment. He reveals that ... Read more
In The Renaissance Man and His Children , author Louis Haas delves into account books, letters, and literature of the Renaissance to examine elite Florentine male attitudes and behaviors regarding birth and infancy from 1300 to 1600. Unlike most recent studies which concern the perspectives of Renaissance mothers, this volume seeks specifically to focus on the viewpoints of fathers in relation to childbirth, childrearing and children. Haas finds that although it was a serious and even deadly business, the miracle of birth provided most elite Florentines (both male and female) with joy and a sense of fulfillment. He reveals that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312175634
SKU
V9780312175634
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Ref
99-15
About Louis Haas
LOUIS HAAS is Assistant Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Duquesne University.
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