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Washington Irving and the Fantasy of Masculinity : Escaping the Woman Within by Heinz Tschachler (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476686661
ISBN-139781476686660
eBay Product ID (ePID)6050394550
Product Key Features
Number of Pages285 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWashington Irving and the Fantasy of Masculinity : Escaping the Woman Within
SubjectGender Studies, American / General
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
AuthorHeinz Tschachler
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-062281
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"...a smart, original, and provocative study."--Andrew Burstein, Charles P. Manship Professor of History, Louisiana State University, "A smart, original, and provocative study."--Andrew Burstein, Charles P. Manship Professor of History, Louisiana State University
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal818.209
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue One. Anima Consciousness and Archetypal Masculinities Two. "Because it was fun": Whimsicality, Gentility, and the Loss of Communal Manhood Three. Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and Other Troubled Masculinities Four. "Dear old romantic Spain": Purloined Heroes Five. On the Prairies and in the West: Manhood Wrapped in the Nation's Flag Six. Life of George Washington: Manly Perfection in the Father of His Country Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisWashington Irving remains one of the most recognized American authors of the 19th century, remembered for short stories like Rip van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow . He also accomplished other writing feats, including penning George Washington's biography and other life stories. Throughout his life, Irving was at odds with socially-approved ways of "being a man." Irving purportedly saw himself and was seen by others as feminine, shy, and non-confrontational. Likely related to this, he chose to engage with other men's fortunes and adventures by writing, defining his male identity vicariously, through masculine archetypes both fictional and non-fictional. Sitting at the intersection of literary studies and masculinity studies, this reading reconstructs Irving's life-long struggle to somehow win a place among other men. Readers will recognize masculine themes in his tales from the Spanish period, his western adventures, as well as in historical biographies of Columbus, Mahomet, and Washington. In many writings by Irving, especially Sleepy Hollow , readers will observe themes dominated by masculinity. The book is the first of its kind to encompass and examine Irving's writings., Sitting at the intersection of literary studies and masculinity studies, this reading reconstructs Washington Irving's life-long struggle to somehow win a place among other men. The book is the first of its kind to encompass and examine Irving's writings.
LC Classification NumberPS2092
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