Julia Banister

Masculinity, Militarism and Eighteenth-Century Culture, 1689-1815

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Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the nature of masculinity in eighteenth-century literature and culture through the figure of the military man.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 393g
• ISBN-13: 9781316646670
• ISBN-10: 131664667X
• Artikelnr.: 59962363

Autorenporträt

Julia Banister is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities, Leeds Beckett University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: debating military masculinity
1. The military man and Augustan anxieties: Trenchard, Steele, Boswell
2. Performing military professionalism: the trials of admirals Thomas Mathews and Richard Lestock, 1744-6
3. The new old military hero: the trial of Admiral John Byng, 1756-7
4. The military man and the return to the Gothic past: Hume, Hurd, Walpole
5. The military man and the culture of sensibility: Smith, Ferguson, Mackenzie
6. Making military celebrity: the trials of Admirals Keppel and Palliser, 1778-9
7. (De)romanticizing military heroism: Clarke, Southey, Austen
Conclusion: rethinking military masculinity
Bibliography
Index.

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Introduction: debating military masculinity; 1. The military man and Augustan anxieties: Trenchard, Steele, Boswell; 2. Performing military professionalism: the trials of admirals Thomas Mathews and Richard Lestock, 1744-6; 3. The new old military hero: the trial of Admiral John Byng, 1756-7; 4. The military man and the return to the Gothic past: Hume, Hurd, Walpole; 5. The military man and the culture of sensibility: Smith, Ferguson, Mackenzie; 6. Making military celebrity: the trials of Admirals Keppel and Palliser, 1778-9; 7. (De)romanticizing military heroism: Clarke, Southey, Austen; Conclusion: rethinking military masculinity; Bibliography; Index.