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Making a Match examines the various options posed at every stage of English wooing, together with the presentation of these protocols in the plays of Shakespeare. Across the canon, wooing may command either a casual reference or a central position in the action, but no play escapes a connection of some kind. Instead of taking a fixed position on an



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*CHAPTER I. Once upon a Time, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. The Age of Marriageability, pg. 17*CHAPTER III. The Social Status of Prospective Partners, pg. 39*CHAPTER IV. Parental Authority and Personal Affection, pg. 69*CHAPTER V. Agents and Go-Betweens, pg. 104*CHAPTER VI. Dowries and Jointures, pg. 120*CHAPTER VII. Formal Proposals, Public Contracts, and Proper Weddings, pg. 151*CHAPTER VIII. Secret Promises and Elopements, Broken Contracts and Divorces, pg. 185*CHAPTER IX. Courtship and Politics, pg. 234*CHAPTER X. Happily Ever After?, pg. 260*Appendixes, pg. 265*Index, pg. 269

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691603636, 978-0691603636
      ISBN10: 0691603634

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      Book Synopsis

      Making a Match examines the various options posed at every stage of English wooing, together with the presentation of these protocols in the plays of Shakespeare. Across the canon, wooing may command either a casual reference or a central position in the action, but no play escapes a connection of some kind. Instead of taking a fixed position on an



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*CHAPTER I. Once upon a Time, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. The Age of Marriageability, pg. 17*CHAPTER III. The Social Status of Prospective Partners, pg. 39*CHAPTER IV. Parental Authority and Personal Affection, pg. 69*CHAPTER V. Agents and Go-Betweens, pg. 104*CHAPTER VI. Dowries and Jointures, pg. 120*CHAPTER VII. Formal Proposals, Public Contracts, and Proper Weddings, pg. 151*CHAPTER VIII. Secret Promises and Elopements, Broken Contracts and Divorces, pg. 185*CHAPTER IX. Courtship and Politics, pg. 234*CHAPTER X. Happily Ever After?, pg. 260*Appendixes, pg. 265*Index, pg. 269

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