Modern Literature and the Image of Man
Author: Joseph Wood Krutch
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 36
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Author: Joseph Wood Krutch
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George L. Mosse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998-10-08
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0190284382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to be manly? How has our notion of masculinity changed over the years? In this book, noted historian George L. Mosse provides the first historical account of the masculine stereotype in modern Western culture, tracing the evolution of the idea of manliness to reveal how it came to embody physical beauty, courage, moral restraint, and a strong will. This stereotype, he finds, originated in the tumultuous changes of the eighteenth century, as Europe's dominant aristocrats grudgingly yielded to the rise of the professional, bureaucratic, and commercial middle classes. Mosse reveals how the new bourgeoisie, faced with a bewildering, rapidly industrialized world, latched onto the knightly ideal of chivalry. He also shows how the rise of universal conscription created a "soldierly man" as an ideal type. In bringing his examination up to the present, Mosse studies the key historical roles of the so-called "fairer sex" (women) and "unmanly men" (Jews and homosexuals) in defining and maintaining the male stereotype, and considers the possible erosion of that stereotype in our own time.
Author: Andrew P. Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1999-04-30
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0313030189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe numerous and multifaceted ways in which masculinities emerge and are expressed within cultures prompt a broad ranging examination and reconsideration of what it means to be a man. Within the study of masculinity, the early modern period stands between the Renaissance, when conceptions of manhood were primarily dominated by chivalric and humanistic traditions, and the latter half of the 18th century, which marked the beginnings of modern conceptions of masculine identity. But rather than a transitional period, the early modern era was a key moment in the evolutionary dynamics of masculine representation. Political forces, such as the Puritan revolution, the Restoration, and the shift in power from the courtier class to the growing middle class forced a reconsideration of the masculine ideal in light of the experiences of the masses. At the same time, the emergence of print culture provided a means of transmitting the new masculine ideal, and literature of the period reflected the changing notions of masculinity. The chapters in this volume explore the various strategies used by early modern writers to represent masculinity. Together, the expert contributors offer a broad perspective on the social and political dynamics of early modern masculine identity. Included are chapters on such writers as Thomas Carew, Andrew Marvell, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, John Dryden, Daniel Defoe, and Samuel Richardson. Though incorporating a variety of critical approaches, the contributors all explore the inherent anxiety associated with masculinity and its representation. The chapters demonstrate how significant literary texts of the period provided not only idealized images of early modern manhood but also contesting ones. By focusing on the literary, historical, and social dynamics which construct cultural perceptions of masculinity, this volume ultimately illustrates the literary representation of manhood in the early modern period to be a dynamic and evolving process which often challenged Western notions of what it means to be a man.
Author: Charles Moeller
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 73
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Leo Lowenthal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1351508547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume's predominant theme is bourgeois mentality and its historical development. The works of Lope de Vega, Calderon, Cervantes, and Shakespeare, among others, are analysed within the historical framework of the decline of feudalism and the rise of the absolute regimes. Those of Moliere and Goethe are set against the background of an evolving and consolidating bourgeois society in Western Europe.
Author: George Lachmann Mosse
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0195126602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMen should be brave, daring, cool under fire and honourable. Who says so? This book by a major US historian sets out to show how our idea of manliness evolved and how long these qualities have been the norm.
Author: Mariwan Nasradeen Hasan Barzinji
Publisher: Author House
Published: 2012-11-21
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781477247051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Image of Modern Man in T. S. Eliot's Poetry The book , presents an original understanding of The Image of Modern Man in T. S. Eliots complex and difficult poems in an easy and understandable way. Eliots vision of the Modern Man and the modern world is depicted throughout Eliots most well-known poems. Eliot was criticized by some critics for the quality of his work. The aim of this book is to show what an excellent and successful writer he is, to reveal the value and the contemporaneity of his work. His poetry is highly evaluated for its unique way of depicting the Modern humanity by realizing their problems as well as finding solutions for them. The book is a great help not only for students, but also for researchers as the writer has spent much time in reading Eliots Poems. He has also written an ample introduction about modernism, modernity, modern literature and modern poetry, which might be enough to understand the rise of modern poetry. ... All of Eliots poems especially The Waste Land has presented readers with all the aspects of the modern life. Life is depicted as a mirror, broken and shattered into pieces as it is clear in the different parts of the poem. Eliot unlike many poets did not leave the modern man lost in despair but he finds them, their peace of mind by having a true and stable faith as well as their turning to God. The only solution for the entire problems of modern man is to turn to God and neglect the world that completely occupied them spiritually. ...Modern man has lost his values especially women by only looking after children, many of them turned to prostitution because they did not have any source of income; therefore, they used that as a way to earn money to maintain life. These are the characteristics of the modern city, which are shared by all the countries, especially Europe. Eliot insists on the necessity of turning from world to God. He believed that God can solve their problems, because man or any other earthly power could not change that gloomy and aimless life, which modern man complained against.
Author: George Gilfillan
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Published: 1850
Total Pages: 396
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Maurice S. Friedman
Publisher: New York : Random House
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 518
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on an intensive study of three modern writers: Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoievsky, and Franz Kafka, as well as a work on the novels of Camus and other ancient and modern literary works.
Author: D. Kiberd
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1985-09-02
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 134917940X
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