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Modern Men: Mapping Masculinity in English and German Literature, 1880-1930

By Michael Kane

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
0304703109, 9780304703104, 9781847142450
LCC
PR120.M45 K36 1999
Open Library ID
OL35608M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12548269 bytes)
Pages
256\241
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

An examination of some of the canonical works of modern literature in English and German with regard to masculinity, relations between men, national identity and patriarchy. These were major preoccupations of male writers as they came to terms with or reacted against the decline of patriarchal authority. The book identifies five leitmotifs which serve to characterize the period between 1880 and 1930: the "double", the "other" (narcissus and Salome), the nationalization of Narcissus, Kampf or male bondage, and after patriarchy. Again and again one sees how men attempted to define themselves against what they imagined as "femininity", not merely outside but also within their selves, and further how men sought to overcome or find a socially acceptable expression for their narcissistic, homosexual and even sadomasochist libido.

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