Acts of manhood: the performance of masculinity on the american stage, 1828–1865
Auteur :
Kippola, K.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349343041
Date de publication :
6 août 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Exploring the performance of masculinity on and off the nineteenth-century American stage, this book looks at the shift from the passionate muscularity to intellectual restraint as not a linear journey toward national refinement; but a multitude of masculinities fighting simultaneously for dominance and recognition.