Love and Marriage

audiobook

Love and Marriage

by Ellen Key

EN·~9 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total
1

By

0:21
2

PUBLISHERS’ NOTE

2:19
3

INTRODUCTION

13:55
4

CHAPTER I THE COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT OF SEXUAL MORALITY

1:22:34
5

CHAPTER II THE EVOLUTION OF LOVE

1:10:56
6

CHAPTER III LOVE’S FREEDOM

47:32
7

CHAPTER IV LOVE’S SELECTION

41:44
8

CHAPTER V THE RIGHT OF MOTHERHOOD

44:07
9

CHAPTER VI EXEMPTION FROM MOTHERHOOD

1:07:02
10

CHAPTER VII COLLECTIVE MOTHERLINESS

59:45

Description

A thoughtful exploration of how love, marriage, and social responsibility have evolved, this work invites listeners to reconsider the foundations of intimate relationships. Drawing on a wide range of thinkers—from Plato to Rousseau—and enriched by contemporary research, the author traces the development of sexual morality and the shifting expectations placed on men and women. The narrative balances historical analysis with vivid personal reflections, offering a clear picture of the forces that shape our ideas about partnership.

In the first sections, the book examines the natural growth of affection, the freedom inherent in love, and the criteria by which partners are chosen. It then turns to the rights and duties of motherhood, the concept of collective caring, and the practical implications of divorce and new marriage legislation. Throughout, the tone remains calm and reasoned, encouraging listeners to engage with challenging questions while appreciating the depth of scholarly insight.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~9 hours (573K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2018-07-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

About the author

Ellen Key

Ellen Key

1849–1926

A bold Swedish writer and social critic, she helped reshape debates about education, childhood, love, and women's independence around the turn of the twentieth century. Her best-known book, The Century of the Child, gave lasting force to the idea that children deserved a freer, more humane upbringing.

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