Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: The Ideal of Rational Manhood 1
5. 1 Fathers and Sons from Infancy through Boyhood 18
6. 2 Youth and the Passions: Friendship and Love before 1700 46
7. 3 Youth and the Challenge of the Eighteenth Century 73
8. 4 Manhood and Marriage 98
9. 5 Manliness and the Use of Force 120
10. 6 Manhood and Politics 146
11. Epilogue: Intimate Relationships and Autonomous Manhood in the Nineteenth Century 170
12. Notes 181
13. Index 239