Between profits and primitivism : shaping white middle-class masculinity in the United States, 1880-1917 /
Devlin, Athena, 1967-
Between profits and primitivism : shaping white middle-class masculinity in the United States, 1880-1917 / Athena Devlin. - New York : Routledge, 2005. - 1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations - Literary criticism and cultural theory . - Literary criticism and cultural theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-169) and index.
Managing the middle-class male body in the age of efficiency -- The male body and the market economy : valuating Dreiser's Cowperwood -- Male hysteria and the gendering of the subconscious -- Shapes that haunt the dusk : masculinity and the supernatural experience in fiction.
Between 1800 and the First World War, white middle-class men were depicted various forms of literature as weak and nervous. This book explores cultural writings dedicated to the physical and mental health of the male subject, showing that men have mobilized gender constructions repeatedly and self-consciously to position themselves within the culture. Aiming to join those who offer nuanced accounts of masculinity, Devlin investigates the various and changing interests white manhood was positioned to cultivate and the ways elite white men used ""their own, "" so to speak, to promote larger ag
9781135876845 (electronic bk.) 1135876843 (electronic bk.) 9780415514750 0415514754 9780203491225 020349122X 9781135876791 (e-book ; Mobi) 1135876797 9781135876838 (e-book ; ePub) 1135876835
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 --Characters--Men.
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
1800-1999
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Masculinity in literature.
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
American prose literature--History and criticism.
Middle class men in literature.
Human body in literature.
Men, White, in literature.
Men in literature.
Roman américain--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Roman américain--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Prose américaine--Histoire et critique.
Hommes de la classe moyenne dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Blancs dans la littérature.
Hommes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American fiction.
American prose literature.
Human body in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Men in literature.
Men, White, in literature.
Middle class men in literature.
Literatur
Männlichkeit
Mittelstand
USA
Weiße (Motiv)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS374.M37 / D488 2005eb
813/.509353
Between profits and primitivism : shaping white middle-class masculinity in the United States, 1880-1917 / Athena Devlin. - New York : Routledge, 2005. - 1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations - Literary criticism and cultural theory . - Literary criticism and cultural theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-169) and index.
Managing the middle-class male body in the age of efficiency -- The male body and the market economy : valuating Dreiser's Cowperwood -- Male hysteria and the gendering of the subconscious -- Shapes that haunt the dusk : masculinity and the supernatural experience in fiction.
Between 1800 and the First World War, white middle-class men were depicted various forms of literature as weak and nervous. This book explores cultural writings dedicated to the physical and mental health of the male subject, showing that men have mobilized gender constructions repeatedly and self-consciously to position themselves within the culture. Aiming to join those who offer nuanced accounts of masculinity, Devlin investigates the various and changing interests white manhood was positioned to cultivate and the ways elite white men used ""their own, "" so to speak, to promote larger ag
9781135876845 (electronic bk.) 1135876843 (electronic bk.) 9780415514750 0415514754 9780203491225 020349122X 9781135876791 (e-book ; Mobi) 1135876797 9781135876838 (e-book ; ePub) 1135876835
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 --Characters--Men.
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
1800-1999
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Masculinity in literature.
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
American prose literature--History and criticism.
Middle class men in literature.
Human body in literature.
Men, White, in literature.
Men in literature.
Roman américain--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Roman américain--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Prose américaine--Histoire et critique.
Hommes de la classe moyenne dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Blancs dans la littérature.
Hommes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American fiction.
American prose literature.
Human body in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Men in literature.
Men, White, in literature.
Middle class men in literature.
Literatur
Männlichkeit
Mittelstand
USA
Weiße (Motiv)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS374.M37 / D488 2005eb
813/.509353