Queer chivalry: medievalism and the myth of white masculinity in southern literature
Auteur :
Pugh, Tison
Éditeur :
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN :
9780807151846
Date de publication :
9 déc. 2013
Dimensions :
21,8 x 14,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
333 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
For the US South, the myth of chivalric masculinity dominates the cultural and historical landscape. Visions of white southern men as archetypes of honour and gentility run throughout regional narratives. In Queer Chivalry, Tison Pugh exposes the inherent contradictions in these depictions of cavalier manhood.