UID:
almahu_9949307870702882
Format:
1 online resource (358 p.)
,
2 ill.
Edition:
1st, New ed.
ISBN:
9781789976496
Series Statement:
French Studies of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries 40
Content:
Questioning hegemonic masculinity in literature is not novel. In the nineteenth century, under the July Monarchy (1830−1848), several French writers depicted characters who did not conform to gender expectations: hermaphrodites, castrati, homosexuals, effete men and mannish women. This book investigates the historical conditions in which these protagonists were created and their success during the July Monarchy. It analyses novels and novellas by Balzac, Gautier, Latouche, Musset and Sand in order to determine how these literary narratives challenged the traditional representations of masculinity and even redefined genders through their unconventional characters. This book also examines the connections and the disparities between these literary texts and contemporary scientific texts on sexual difference, homosexuality and intersexuality. It thus highlights the July Monarchy as a key period for the redefinition of gender identities.
Note:
Contents: Masculinity and Gender Ambiguities during the July Monarchy (1830-1848) - Sexual Dichotomy and Its Contradictions - The Hermaphrodite - The Effete - The Butch.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781789976489
Language:
English
Subjects:
Romance Studies
URL:
https://www.peterlang.com/search?searchstring=9781789976496
