Remembering Anne Beach
Love, Scandal, and Sickness in Eighteenth-Century Britain
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2024
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-9391-9 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
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Remembering Anne Beach explores illness, love, and scandal in eighteenth-century Britain through the eyes of one doomed couple.
Remembering Anne Beach pulls back the veil on the challenges of research, the problems of gaps in archives, and the long process involved in constructing historical narratives. Through the tragic tale of an ill-fated couple and their disapproving families, this microhistory explores not only forbidden love but also marriage, illness, death, disability, and scandal in eighteenth-century society.
Drawing on the story of Anne Beach, the author sheds light on the lost experiences of early modern women as well as those with mental afflictions who have left us mere fragments of their lived experiences. In weaving a tragic narrative, Day also tackles the problem of archival silences and provides the reader with insight into the highs and lows of the research process. With charm and clarity, Day describes the frustration, skill, determination, obsession, and sheer luck required to be able to provide a diligent, more inclusive perception of our past.
Remembering Anne Beach pulls back the veil on the challenges of research, the problems of gaps in archives, and the long process involved in constructing historical narratives. Through the tragic tale of an ill-fated couple and their disapproving families, this microhistory explores not only forbidden love but also marriage, illness, death, disability, and scandal in eighteenth-century society.
Drawing on the story of Anne Beach, the author sheds light on the lost experiences of early modern women as well as those with mental afflictions who have left us mere fragments of their lived experiences. In weaving a tragic narrative, Day also tackles the problem of archival silences and provides the reader with insight into the highs and lows of the research process. With charm and clarity, Day describes the frustration, skill, determination, obsession, and sheer luck required to be able to provide a diligent, more inclusive perception of our past.
Carolyn Day is an associate professor of history at Furman University.
Acknowledgments
Family Tree
Cast of Characters
Introduction: Adventures in the Archives
1. Meet the Families
2. Marriage
3. “The Rest of His Life ... Is a Dreadful Silence”
4. Refutations and Reputation: The Social Uses of Disease
5. Chasing Dr. Moysey: Mapping the Research Process
Conclusion: Fortune-Hunting Rake or Loving Husband?
Making Sense of the Accusations
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.03.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 18 b&w illustrations, 2 b&w maps |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-9391-0 / 1487593910 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-9391-9 / 9781487593919 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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