Constructions of Masculinity in British Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:8th Dec '11
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An in-depth analysis into the construction of male identity as well as a unique and comprehensive historical overview of how masculinity has been constructed in British literature from the Middle Ages to the present. This book is an important contribution to the emerging field of masculinity studies.An in-depth analysis into the construction of male identity as well as a unique and comprehensive historical overview of how masculinity has been constructed in British literature from the Middle Ages to the present. This book is an important contribution to the emerging field of masculinity studies.
"[A] very enjoyable and wide-ranging collection . . . [These essays] offer refreshing and, more often than not, original perspectives on a broad range of struggles for masculine identity." - Anglia
"Constructions of Masculinity in British Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present has vast ambitions . . . Altogether, the collection succeeds in providing a survey of historical literary masculinities." - Anglistik
ISBN: 9781349296439
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278 pages
1st ed. 2011