History of the Wife
“A valentine to wives . . . after reading Yalom''s history, one thing is clear: marriage is not for the faint-hearted.” —USA Today
How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did the notion of romantic love, a novelty in the Middle Ages, become a prerequisite for marriage today? And, if the original purpose o...
“A valentine to wives . . . after reading Yalom''s history, one thing is clear: marriage is not for the faint-hearted.” —USA Today
How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did the notion of romantic love, a novelty in the Middle Ages, become a prerequisite for marriage today? And, if the original purpose o...
