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“Loneliness is one of the most intriguing and relatively recent additions to the study of the history of emotion, with ramifcations both past and present. This ambitious collec- tion signifcantly advances the subject, by examining intellectual, social and geographical contexts with a number of imaginative chapters, from the early modern period until recent times. The result captures important current fndings while encouraging further analysis, including comparative work—just what a compendium of this sort should do.” Peter N. Stearns, George Mason University, USA THE ROUTLEDGE HISTORY OF LONELINESS The Routledge History of Loneliness takes a multidisciplinary approach to the history of a modern emotion, exploring its form and development across cultures from the seventeenth century to the present. Bringing together thirty scholars from various disciplines, including history, anthropology, philosophy, literature and art history, the volume considers how loneliness was represented in art and literature, conceptualised by philosophers and writers and described by people in their personal narratives. It considers loneliness as a feeling so often defined in contrast to sociability and affective connections, particularly attending to loneliness in relation to the family, household and community. Acknowledging that loneliness is a relatively novel term in English, the book explores its precedents in ideas about solitude, melancholy and nostalgia, as well as how it might be considered in cross-cultural perspectives. With wide appeal to students and researchers in a variety of subjects, including the history of emotions, social sciences and literature, this volume brings a critical historical perspective to an emotion with contemporary significance. Katie Barclay is Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions and Head of Historical and Classical Studies, University of Adelaide. She writes widely on the history of emotions, gender and family life. Elaine Chalus is Professor of British History at the University of Liverpool. She writes widely on 18th-century women, gender and social and political culture. Deborah Simonton is Associate Professor Emerita at the University of Southern Denmark, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author of A History of European Women’s Work, Women in European Culture and Society A Sourcebook, and general editor of Routledge History Handbook on Gender and the Urban Experience and Gender in the European Town. THE ROUTLEDGE HISTORIES The Routledge Histories is a series of landmark books surveying some of the most important topics and themes in history today. Edited and written by an international team of world-renowned experts, they are the works against which all future books on their subjects will be judged. The Routledge History of American Sexuality Edited by Kevin P. Murphy, Jason Ruiz and David Serlin The Routledge History of Death since 1800 Edited by Peter N. Stearns The Routledge History of the Domestic Sphere in Europe Edited by Joachim Eibach and Margareth Lanzinger The Routledge History of Poverty, c.1450–1800 Edited by David Hitchcock and Julia McClure The Routledge History of the Second World War Edited by Paul R. Bartrop The Routledge History of U.S. Foreign Relations Edited by Tyson Reeder The Routledge Global History of Feminism Edited by Bonnie G. Smith and Nova Robinson The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World Edited by Katie Barclay and Peter N. Stearns The Routledge History of Modern Latin American Migration Edited by Andreas E. Feldmann, Xóchitl Bada, Jorge Durand and Stephanie Schütze The Routledge History of Loneliness Edited by Katie Barclay, Elaine Chalus and Deborah Simonton For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/Routledge-Histories/ book-series/RHISTS THE ROUTLEDGE HISTORY OF LONELINESS Edited by Katie Barclay, Elaine Chalus and Deborah Simonton Designed cover image: John Atkinson Grimshaw artwork entitled Refections on the Thames, Westminster. Iconic painting of the River Thames with the Houses of Parliament © steeve-x-art/ Alamy Stock Photo First published 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Katie Barclay, Elaine Chalus and Deborah Simonton; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Katie Barclay, Elaine Chalus and Deborah Simonton to be identifed as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifcation and explanation without intent to infringe. ISBN: 978-0-367-35508-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-43757-6 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-33184-8 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9780429331848 Typeset in Bembo by Apex CoVantage, LLC To all those who suffered loneliness and loss as a result of the pandemic CONTENTS List of Figures xiii Acknowledgements xv Notes on Contributors xvi A History of Loneliness: An Introduction 1 Katie Barclay, Elaine Chalus and Deborah Simonton PART 1 Representing Loneliness 15 1 The Origins of ‘Loneliness’, the Oxford English Dictionary and Sir Philip Sidney’s The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1590) 17 Amelia Worsley 2 Polite Loneliness: The Problem Sociability of Spinsters in the Long Eighteenth Century 35 Alison Duncan 3 Gender and Loneliness in Business: A Milliner and Her Agent in Eighteenth-Century Southern Europe 48 Anne Montenach 4 ‘My Solitary and Retired Life’: Queen Charlotte’s Solitude(s) 61 Mascha Hansen 5 ‘I Feel as if Part of [My] Self Was Torn From Me’: Entrepreneurship, Absence and Loneliness in Nineteenth-Century England 75 Andrew Popp ix
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