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

• Autore: Ramday Morna
• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015; 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.9008
• Soggetto topico: English literature - 19th century - History and criticism; Masculinity in literature
• Soggetto non controllato: ENGLISH LITERATURE; MASCULINITY IN LITERATURE; SEX ROLE IN LITERATURE; LITERARY CRITICISM
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Man up
• ISBN: 1-4438-8412-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797628003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II