Creating a New Ideal of Masculinity for American Men The Achievement of Sentimental Women Writers in the Mid-Nineteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Willey, Nicole L. |
| Foreword by:
| Beidler, Philip D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7734-5204-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Edwin Mellen Press, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $119.95 |
Book Description:
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This work examines the male characters presented in each of the following works: Susan Warner's "The Wide, Wide World" (1850), Fanny Fern's "Ruth Hall" (1855), Harriet E. Wilson's "Our Nig" (1859), and Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (1861). These sentimental women authors presented masculine ideals in their literature and have played an important role in the construction of gender in America.
This work examines the male characters presented in each of the following works: Susan Warner's "The Wide, Wide World" (1850), Fanny Fern's "Ruth Hall" (1855), Harriet E. Wilson's "Our Nig" (1859), and Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (1861). These sentimental women authors presented masculine ideals in their literature and have played an important role in the construction of gender in America.