Bibliograph

A history of courtship, 800 years of seduction, Tania O'Donnell

Type

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A history of courtship, 800 years of seduction, Tania O'Donnell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of courtship

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Tania O'Donnell

Sub title

800 years of seduction

Summary

Tania O'Donnell takes the reader on a journey from medieval Courtly Love, through to the sexual license of the Restoration, and Victorian propriety. Pick up historical 'dating tips,' from how to court (or be courted), write romantic love letters, give and receive gifts, propose and pose as a sighing swain. The book takes a historical approach to the problem of finding a mate, with case studies of classic romantic mistakes and plenty of unusual tales. In the 14th century young men tried to impress the ladies with their footwear, donning shoes with pointed toes so long that they had to be secured with whalebone-presumably because size mattered! A History of Courtship is an entertaining and enlightening look at seduction over the centuries

Target audience

adult

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