Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.)
In the modern age, marriages were not interrupted only by the death of a spouse. Some evidence suggests that marital separation was not unknown. Husbands and wives, especially those belonging to the lower classes, separated bed and table either temporarily or permanently: most opted for an informal...
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description | In the modern age, marriages were not interrupted only by the death of a spouse. Some evidence suggests that marital separation was not unknown. Husbands and wives, especially those belonging to the lower classes, separated bed and table either temporarily or permanently: most opted for an informal separation, brought about by running away, leaving one’s spouse or by reaching an agreement. Such separations were characterised by precise practices and rituals and this cle will attempt to describe and analyse them, discussing in pcular how a separation could be managed and lived in a city of the ancient regime. |
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spelling | doaj.art-90e7405a148a4494a0fc90e55fc235a52023-09-02T03:26:13ZengViella EditriceStoricamente1825-411X2010-11-016110.1473/stor457Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.)Chiara La RoccaIn the modern age, marriages were not interrupted only by the death of a spouse. Some evidence suggests that marital separation was not unknown. Husbands and wives, especially those belonging to the lower classes, separated bed and table either temporarily or permanently: most opted for an informal separation, brought about by running away, leaving one’s spouse or by reaching an agreement. Such separations were characterised by precise practices and rituals and this cle will attempt to describe and analyse them, discussing in pcular how a separation could be managed and lived in a city of the ancient regime.http://storicamente.org/chiara_larocca_separazione_coniugaleHistory of marriageHistory of divorce18th centuryItaly |
spellingShingle | Chiara La Rocca Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.) Storicamente History of marriage History of divorce 18th century Italy |
title | Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.) |
title_full | Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.) |
title_fullStr | Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.) |
title_full_unstemmed | Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.) |
title_short | Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.) |
title_sort | separare letto e tavola la separazione coniugale in una citta moderna livorno xviii sec |
topic | History of marriage History of divorce 18th century Italy |
url | http://storicamente.org/chiara_larocca_separazione_coniugale |
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