Broken engagements
the action for breach of promise of marriage and the feminine ideal, 1800-1940
About this book
Lettmaier explores ideals of femininity during the 19th and early 20th centuries by charting responses to broken engagements. Interweaving a history of the legal remedies for a broken promise of marriage with literary accounts from Dickens to Wodehouse, it offers an insight into attitudes to female identity.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL15091180W
Subjects
HistoryBetrothalLaw and legislationBreach of promiseHusband and wifeMarriage law, great britainWomen, great britainWomen, social conditionsBetrothal in literatureBetrothal in motion picturesWomenSocial conditions