Signs of Masculinity Men in Literature, 1700 to the Present |
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| Volume Editor:
| Rowland, Antony
Liggins, Emma
Uskalis, Eriks |
| Series title: | Rodopi Perspectives on Modern Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-420-0593-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Imprint: | Brill / Rodopi |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Masculinity is becoming an increasingly popular area of study in areas as diverse as sociology, politics and cultural studies, yet significant research is lacking into connections between masculinity and literature.
Signs of Masculinityaims at beginning to fill the gap. Starting with an introduction to, and intervention within, numerous debates concerning the cultural construction of various masculinities, the volume then continues with an investigation of representations of...
More DescriptionMasculinity is becoming an increasingly popular area of study in areas as diverse as sociology, politics and cultural studies, yet significant research is lacking into connections between masculinity and literature. Signs of Masculinityaims at beginning to fill the gap. Starting with an introduction to, and intervention within, numerous debates concerning the cultural construction of various masculinities, the volume then continues with an investigation of representations of masculinity in literature from 1700 to the present. Close readings of texts are intended to demonstrate that masculinity is not a theoretical abstract, but a definitive textual and cultural phenomenon that needs to be recognised in the study of literature. It is hoped that the wide-ranging essays, which raise numerous issues, and are written from a variety of methodological approaches, will appeal to undergraduate, postgraduates and lecturers interest in the crucial but under-researched area of masculinity.