Broschiertes Buch

Constructions of Masculinity in British Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

STEFAN HORLACHER Professor of English Literature and Chair of the English Department at Dresden University of Technology, Germany.

Produktdetails

• Global Masculinities
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-29643-9
• 1st edition 2011
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781349296439
• ISBN-10: 1349296430
• Artikelnr.: 45080845

Rezensionen

"[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