The Tender Passion
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The Tender Passion is a historical study by cultural historian Peter Gay that explores the evolution of romantic love and courtship in Western society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Western cultural norms of romance
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historical change in emotional life ⓘ |
| author | Peter Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfStudy |
cultural history
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history of emotions ⓘ history of private life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
changing courtship practices
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evolution of romantic ideals ⓘ literary and cultural representations of love ⓘ middle-class norms of intimacy ⓘ relationship between love and marriage ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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history ⓘ history of sexuality ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Freudian interpretation
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psychohistorical approach ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
intellectual history
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psychoanalysis ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in history of love
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scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Western society
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bourgeois culture ⓘ courtship ⓘ emotions ⓘ gender roles ⓘ intimacy ⓘ marriage ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| movement | history of sexuality scholarship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking private emotions to social structures
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using historical sources to analyze love ⓘ |
| partOf | Peter Gay's work on the bourgeois experience ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
early modern period
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modern era ⓘ |
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