Houses, Secrets, and the Closet Locating Masculinities from the Gothic Novel to Henry James / Gero Bauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauer, Gero, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld, Germany : transcript Verlag, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

»Houses, Secrets, and the Closet« investigates the literary production of masculinities and their relation to secrets and sexualities in 18th and 19th century fiction. It focusses on close readings of Gothic fiction, Sensation Novels, and tales by Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Wilkie Collins, and Henry James. The study approaches these texts through the lens of domestic space, gender, knowledge, and power. This approach serves to investigate the cultural roots of the »closet« â€" the male homosexual secret â€" which reveals a more general notion of male secrecy in modern society. The study thus contributes to a better understanding of the cultural history of masculinities and sexualities.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101251

ISBN:

9783839434680