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Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature

About Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature

By analyzing how Victorian literary texts both reveal and reconcile historical anxieties about the meaning of manliness, Dowling argues that masculinity is a complex construction rather than a natural given. He examines the fear of unmanliness inherent in works featuring male novelists.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780754603801
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 148
  • Published:
  • December 18, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x234x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 430 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 18, 2024

Description of Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature

By analyzing how Victorian literary texts both reveal and reconcile historical anxieties about the meaning of manliness, Dowling argues that masculinity is a complex construction rather than a natural given. He examines the fear of unmanliness inherent in works featuring male novelists.

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