Man up : a study of gendered expectations of masculinities at the Fin de Siecle / Morna Ramday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramday, Morna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Masculinity in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Much has been written regarding the New Woman in the fin de siècle and the changes women's groups fought so hard to achieve. However, the social and gender changes demanded by women as the nineteenth century drew to a close necessitated a corresponding change in traditional masculinities. Redefinition of the male role was not easily negotiated in an era of rampant patriarchy and Victorian supremacy; the distinct boundaries between male and female social space made this increasingly problematic for both genders. Some Victorian men, who had seen the public sphere as exclusively theirs, felt both

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Section 1: The Damaged Male

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Section 2: Marriage

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Section 3: Society

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8412-X

OCLC:

925303894