Men of Their Words

The Poetics of Masculinity in George Sand's Fiction
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-904350-87-3
Verlag: Maney Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

Reihe: Legenda

This book uses the fiction of George Sand to explore questions of masculinity as they pertain to the nineteenth-century French novel. Drawing on contemporary theories of gender and narrative, Harkness reveals how Sands novels repeatedly focus on a nexus of language, masculinity and power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harkness, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Nineteenth-Century Masculinity: Male and Female Gazes 2. Masculinity, Homosociality, and Representation 3. A Man's Word is his Power 4. The Father—Son Relationship and Literary Paternity 5. Disrupting Narratives of Masculine Desire 6. Conclusion: The Poetics of Masculinity

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Harkness