Gestural dignity : Early modern intergenerational letters of advice
Journal article
Harris, Johanna. (2020). Gestural dignity : Early modern intergenerational letters of advice. Literature and Medicine. 38(2), pp. 327-348. https://doi.org/10.1353/LM.2020.0024
Authors | Harris, Johanna |
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Abstract | It was during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that the concept of human dignity began to pivot more firmly towards the notion of egalitarian moral worth that it now represents. This essay focuses on the relationship between the generations as an important place to look for markers of societal attitudes about the meaning of dignity or its absence. A valuable site of discovery is the early modern letter of advice, passed between parents and children or, in some cases, across three generations. The category of intergenerational relationship analysis is increasingly an important focus of study within the health humanities, a category of particular use in improving social cohesion and wellbeing and, therefore, community flourishing. |
Keywords | dignity; gesture; letters; advice; intergenerational |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Literature and Medicine |
Journal citation | 38 (2), pp. 327-348 |
Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
ISSN | 0278-9671 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1353/LM.2020.0024 |
PubMed ID | 33518546 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85100638594 |
Page range | 327-348 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 18 Oct 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zw4v/gestural-dignity-early-modern-intergenerational-letters-of-advice
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