Bibliograph

The work of the heart, young women and emotion, 1780-1830, Martha Tomhave Blauvelt

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The work of the heart, young women and emotion, 1780-1830, Martha Tomhave Blauvelt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The work of the heart

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

70335106

Responsibility statement

Martha Tomhave Blauvelt

Series statement

Jeffersonian America

Sub title

young women and emotion, 1780-1830

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the theory and practice of emotion -- The work of the heart: emotion, class, and performance -- Schooling the heart: education and emotional expression at Litchfield Female Academy -- Discerning the heart: fear and fancy in courtship -- Losing it: anger and the boundaries of female behavior -- Reconstructing the heart: religion, marriage, and motherhood -- Conclusion

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