Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine Cappe (Classic Reprint)
Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine Cappe (Classic Reprint)

Author: Catharine Cappe

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-03

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9781330646915

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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine Cappe The motives of the author in preparing for the Press the following Memoirs of her Life, are so fully and satisfactorily stated in the Introductory chapter, that the Editor has only to observe, that she has executed the task enjoined upon her, by her late beloved and honoured mother, in strict conformity with her wishes: introducing only such verbal corrections as seemed to be absolutely required; and of which, therefore, she is fully persuaded, the venerable Author herself would have approved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Power of the Fathers
The Power of the Fathers

Author: Margareth Lanzinger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-02-05

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1317637399

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The book examines the topic of paternal authority as it developed over a long period of time. The focus is on the power of fathers as manifested within a complex fabric of legal, social, economic, political and moral aspects. In early modern times, a father’s power was based upon his personal and legal position as the one responsible for the family and the household in the sense of an economic unit, as well as on his moral authority over all those who belonged to said household. At the same time, the father was subject to public control, and his legal status was characterized not only by power, but also by obligations. This status was modelled after the figure of the pater familias as conceived of in Roman law—a concept that remained relevant up into the nineteenth century, though not without changes. Ultimately, the figure of the pater familias came to overlap with the modern-era perception of fathers’ disempowerment. The chapters of this book analyse the public responsibility of fathers in the case of an adulterous daughter, legal acts of emancipation by which a son could gain independence from his father, and various opinions with regard to "indulgent" fathering, paternal authority over married sons, and provisions set out in wills. This book was originally published as a special issue of The History of the Family.