
Modern Men
Mapping Masculinity in English and German Literature, 1880-1930
Michael Kane(Author)
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-304-70309-8 (ISBN)
Description
An examination of some of the canonical works of modern literature in English and German with regard to masculinity, relations between men, national identity and patriarchy. These were major preoccupations of male writers as they came to terms with or reacted against the decline of patriarchal authority. The book identifies five leitmotifs which serve to characterize the period between 1880 and 1930: the "double", the "other" (narcissus and Salome), the nationalization of Narcissus, Kampf or male bondage, and after patriarchy. Again and again one sees how men attempted to define themselves against what they imagined as "femininity", not merely outside but also within their selves, and further how men sought to overcome or find a socially acceptable expression for their narcissistic, homosexual and even sadomasochist libido.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-70309-8 (9780304703098)
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Content
Part 1 The "Double" - introduction: Jekyll and Hyde; after dualism - Nietzsche; Dorian Gray. Part 2 The other - Narcissus and Salome - scapegoats: the trials of Narcissus - Wilde; the deaths of Narcissus - Hofmannsthal; the death of Salome. Part 3 The nationalization of Narcissus - national narcissism: insiders/outsiders -Conrad's "The Nigger of Narcissus" and Stoker's "Dracula"; north, south, east, west - Musil, Mann, Hofmannsthal. Part 4 Kampf or male bondage - war, men and "meaning": fighting men - Lawrence and London; Kampf - Walser, Kafka, Brecht. Conclusion - after patriarchy.