Manliness and the male novelist in Victorian literature

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"The purpose of this book is to address two principal questions: 'Was the concept of masculinity a topic of debate for the Victorians?' and 'Why is Victorian literature full of images of male deviance when Victorian masculinity is defined by discipline?'" "By analysing 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."--Jacket.

subjects: English fiction,  History and criticism,  Male authors,  Masculinity in literature,  Men in literature,  English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century,  Roman anglais,  Histoire et critique,  Masculinité dans la littérature,  Hommes dans la littérature,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  English fiction--male authors--history and criticism,  English fiction--history and criticism,  English fiction--19th century--history and criticism,  Pr878.m45 d69 2001,  823/.809352041

Times: 19th century