Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England
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Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England

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Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England

About this book

First published in 1984, Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England traces how and why the modern reaction to death has come about by examining English attitudes to death since the Middle Ages. In earlier centuries death was very much in the midst of life since it was not, as now, associated mainly with old age. War, plague and infant mortality gave it a very different aspect to its present one. The author shows in detail how modern concern with the individual has gradually alienated death from our society; the greater the emphasis on personal uniqueness, the more intense the anguish when an individual dies. Changes in attitudes to death are traced through alterations in funeral rituals, covering all sections of society from paupers to princes. This gracefully written book is a unique, scholarly and thorough treatment of the subject, providing both a sensitive insight into the feelings of people in early modern England and an explanation of the modern anxiety about death. The range and assurance of this book will commend it to historians and the interested general reader alike.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032604916
eBook ISBN
9781000995060
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Original Copyright
  7. Contents
  8. List of Plates
  9. List of Tables and Graph
  10. Dedication
  11. System of References
  12. Acknowledgements
  13. Scope and Sources: An Introductory Survey
  14. 1. The Legacy of the Middle Ages
  15. 2. Funerals and Faith
  16. 3. Funerals of the Unfortunate
  17. 4. 'Let's choose executors'
  18. 5. 'Prepare to follow this fair corpse unto her grave'
  19. 6. 'The bringing home of bell and burial'
  20. 7. 'With mirth in funeral'
  21. 8. 'The trappings and the suits of woe': The Heraldic Funeral
  22. 9. 'Yield day to night ... We mourn in black': Nocturnal Funerals of the Aristocracy
  23. 10. 'And my large kingdom for a little grave': Royal and State Funerals
  24. Statistical Appendix
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index of People and Places
  27. Index of Subjects