Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Classical Ideals of Friendship Dirk Baltzly and Nick Eliopolous 2. Cicero on Friendship Constant J. Mews 3. The Latin West Constant J. Mews and Neville Chiavaroli 4. Renaissance Friendships: Traditional Truths, New and Dissenting Voices Carolyn James and Bill Kent 5. From Christian Friendship to Secular Sentimentality: Enlightenment Re-evaluations David Garrioch 6. Taking up the Pen: Women and the Writing of Friendship Barbara Caine 7. Class, Sex and Friendship: The Long Nineteenth Century Marc Brodie and Barbara Caine 8. New Worlds of Friendship: The early 20th Century Mark Peel 9. The Importance of Friends: The Most Recent Past Mark Peel with Liz Reed and James Walter. Index

About the Author

Barbara Caine is Professor and Head of the Department of History at Monash University, Australia.