The Resource Dandies and desert saints : styles of Victorian masculinity, James Eli Adams
Dandies and desert saints : styles of Victorian masculinity, James Eli Adams
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- Summary
- "While drawing on work in feminism, queer theory, and cultural history, Dandies and Desert Saints challenges scholars to rethink simplistic notions of Victorian manhood." "James Eli Adams examines masculine identity in Victorian literature from Thomas Carlyle through Oscar Wilde, analyzing authors who identify the age's ideal of manhood as the power of self-discipline. What distinguishes Adams's book from others in the recent explosion of interest in masculinity is his refusal to approach masculinity primarily in terms of "patriarchy" or "phallogocentrism" or within the binary of homosexualities and heterosexualities. He uncovers unexpected complexities in - and similarities among - icons of middle-class masculinity: the dandy, the gentleman, the priest, the prophet, and the soldier." "The book approaches masculinity as a social norm and a calculated rhetorical construction, thus arguing that concepts such as "effeminate" and "unmanly" have been misunderstood. Adams brings to light a wealth of neglected affinities among widely disparate writers - such as Carlyle and Walter Pater; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and Charles Kingsley - and reshapes familiar outlines of Victorian literary history."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 249 p.
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 1.
- Dandies and Prophets: Spectacles of Victorian Masculinity.
- p. 21
- 2.
- "A Sort of Masonry": Secrecy and "Manliness" in Early Victorian Brotherhoods.
- p. 61
- 3.
- Imagining the Science of Renunciation: Manhood and Abasement in Kingsley and Tennyson.
- p. 107
- 4.
- Muscular Aestheticism: Masculine Authority and the Male Body.
- p. 149
- 5.
- Gentleman, Dandy, Priest: Masks and Masculinity in Pater's Aestheticism.
- p. 183
- Afterword.
- p. 229
- Works Cited.
- p. 233
- Index.
- p. 245
- Isbn
- 9780801482083
- Label
- Dandies and desert saints : styles of Victorian masculinity
- Title
- Dandies and desert saints
- Title remainder
- styles of Victorian masculinity
- Statement of responsibility
- James Eli Adams
- Subject
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- Dandies in literature
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Male authors | History and criticism
- Gender identity in literature
- Aestheticism (Literature)
- Masculinity in literature
- Men in literature
- Patriarchy in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "While drawing on work in feminism, queer theory, and cultural history, Dandies and Desert Saints challenges scholars to rethink simplistic notions of Victorian manhood." "James Eli Adams examines masculine identity in Victorian literature from Thomas Carlyle through Oscar Wilde, analyzing authors who identify the age's ideal of manhood as the power of self-discipline. What distinguishes Adams's book from others in the recent explosion of interest in masculinity is his refusal to approach masculinity primarily in terms of "patriarchy" or "phallogocentrism" or within the binary of homosexualities and heterosexualities. He uncovers unexpected complexities in - and similarities among - icons of middle-class masculinity: the dandy, the gentleman, the priest, the prophet, and the soldier." "The book approaches masculinity as a social norm and a calculated rhetorical construction, thus arguing that concepts such as "effeminate" and "unmanly" have been misunderstood. Adams brings to light a wealth of neglected affinities among widely disparate writers - such as Carlyle and Walter Pater; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and Charles Kingsley - and reshapes familiar outlines of Victorian literary history."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DCC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Adams, James Eli
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English literature
- English literature
- Masculinity in literature
- Gender identity in literature
- Aestheticism (Literature)
- Patriarchy in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Dandies in literature
- Men in literature
- Great Britain
- Label
- Dandies and desert saints : styles of Victorian masculinity, James Eli Adams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 1.
- Dandies and Prophets: Spectacles of Victorian Masculinity.
- p. 21
- 2.
- "A Sort of Masonry": Secrecy and "Manliness" in Early Victorian Brotherhoods.
- p. 61
- 3.
- Imagining the Science of Renunciation: Manhood and Abasement in Kingsley and Tennyson.
- p. 107
- 4.
- Muscular Aestheticism: Masculine Authority and the Male Body.
- p. 149
- 5.
- Gentleman, Dandy, Priest: Masks and Masculinity in Pater's Aestheticism.
- p. 183
- Afterword.
- p. 229
- Works Cited.
- p. 233
- Index.
- p. 245
- Control code
- 980095011320
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- x, 249 p.
- Isbn
- 9780801482083
- Lccn
- lc95011320
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Dandies and desert saints : styles of Victorian masculinity, James Eli Adams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 1.
- Dandies and Prophets: Spectacles of Victorian Masculinity.
- p. 21
- 2.
- "A Sort of Masonry": Secrecy and "Manliness" in Early Victorian Brotherhoods.
- p. 61
- 3.
- Imagining the Science of Renunciation: Manhood and Abasement in Kingsley and Tennyson.
- p. 107
- 4.
- Muscular Aestheticism: Masculine Authority and the Male Body.
- p. 149
- 5.
- Gentleman, Dandy, Priest: Masks and Masculinity in Pater's Aestheticism.
- p. 183
- Afterword.
- p. 229
- Works Cited.
- p. 233
- Index.
- p. 245
- Control code
- 980095011320
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- x, 249 p.
- Isbn
- 9780801482083
- Lccn
- lc95011320
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Dandies in literature
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Male authors | History and criticism
- Gender identity in literature
- Aestheticism (Literature)
- Masculinity in literature
- Men in literature
- Patriarchy in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
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