Masculinities in British Adventure Fiction, 1880-1915Making use of masculinity theories, Kestner sheds light on Victorian and Edwardian adventure fiction. He explores works published in the 1880s involving initiation and rites of passage, colonial contexts, and sexual encounters. In doing so he provides a picture of the crisis of masculinity that pervased adventure texts. |
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Masculinities in British Adventure Fiction, 1880–1915 Professor Joseph A Kestner Anteprima limitata - 2013 |
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| Titolo | Masculinities in British Adventure Fiction, 1880-1915 |
| Autore | Joseph A. Kestner |
| Editore | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2010 |
| ISBN | 0754669017, 9780754669012 |
| Lunghezza | 213 pagine |
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