Download or read book Sibling Relations and Gender in the Early Modern World written by Naomi J. Miller and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing attention on the neglected area of relations between brothers and sisters during the early modern period, this volume explores the sibling dynamics that shaped family relations in Italy, England, France, Spain, and Germany. Using an array of feminist and cultural studies approaches, prominent scholars consider sibling ties from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives - including art history, musicology, literary studies, and social history - to articulate underlying paradigms according to which sibling relations were constructed.