Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. I. Introduction 1
5. II. Controversies Regarding Marriage 28
6. III. The Attempted Reform of Divorce 61
7. IV. The Domestic Conduct Book 101
8. V. Contemporary Attitudes Towards Woman 147
9. VI. Wider Ranges of Domestic Literature 179
10. Appendix A. English Writing on the Divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine 207
11. Appendix B. The Date and Occasion of Milton’s First Divorce Tract 225
12. Appendix C. Directions for Matrimony from Harrington’s Book 232
13. Appendix D. Contents of Typical Domestic Books 234
14. Bibliographies 243
15. Index 257
16. Vita 275