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100 1 _aMantegazza, Paolo,
_d1831-1910
245 1 4 _aThe art of taking a wife
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2018-04-25
508 _aProduced by Turgut Dincer, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Art of Taking a Wife" by Paolo Mantegazza is a reflective treatise concerning marriage, composed in the late 19th century. The work examines the complex institution of marriage, exploring themes of love, compatibility, and the societal pressures that accompany the decision to marry. The author shares insights aimed at guiding individuals toward making informed and thoughtful choices about their partners. At the start of the text, the author introduces the idea of marriage as one of the fundamental decisions in life, laden with both challenges and possible joys. He contemplates the conflicts and contradictions inherent in relationships, setting the stage for a discourse on the nature of love and the dynamics of marital contracts. Mantegazza asserts that the journey to finding a suitable partner is fraught with temptations and societal norms that often conflict with genuine affection. His perspective is earnest and, at times, cautionary as he addresses the timeless dilemma of choosing a spouse wisely amidst societal expectations and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMarriage
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57042
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