Heinz Tschachler

Washington Irving and the Fantasy of Masculinity

Escaping the Woman Within

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sitting at the intersection of literary studies and masculinity studies, this reading reconstructs Washington Irvingâ s life-long struggle to somehow win a place among other men. The book is the first of its kind to encompass and examine Irvingâ s writings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781476686660
• ISBN-10: 1476686661
• Artikelnr.: 63953147

Autorenporträt

Heinz Tschachler is a former professor of English and American studies at Alpen-Adria-University in Klagenfurt, Austria. He is the author of numerous books.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue One.
Anima Consciousness and Archetypal Masculinities Two.
"Because it was fun": Whimsicality, Gentility, and the Loss of Communal Manhood Three.
Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and Other Troubled Masculinities Four.
"Dear old romantic Spain": Purloined Heroes Five.
On the Prairies and in the West: Manhood Wrapped in the Nation's Flag Six.
Life of George Washington: Manly Perfection in the Father of His Country Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index