Géraldine Crahay

The Hermaphrodite, the Effete and the Butch (eBook, ePUB)

Sexual and Gender Ambiguities in Nineteenth-Century French Narratives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781789976502
• Artikelnr.: 65840141

Autorenporträt

Géraldine Crahay is Lecturer in French at Durham University as well as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include nineteenth-century French narratives, gender studies, literature and creative writing in language teaching as well as relationships between language and dance.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Masculinity and Gender Ambiguities during the July Monarchy (1830-1848) - Sexual Dichotomy and Its Contradictions - The Hermaphrodite - The Effete - The Butch.