Manning the Margins
Masculinity and Writing in Seventeenth-century France
Lewis C. Seifert(Author)
The University of Michigan Press
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-472-07058-9 (ISBN)
Description
The first book-length study of writing, men, and masculinity in seventeenth-century FranceOver the past three decades, a rich body of scholarship has uncovered the crucial roles women played in seventeenth-century France, a period often reduced to 'classical' male authors and 'absolutist' kings. But the clearer perspective we now have of women has exposed the need to take a fresh look at men and masculinity. Through his reading of a wide range of canonical and minor texts, Seifert charts a course toward a more complex understanding of gender during this seminal period. Examining ideals of polite masculine conduct, the figure of the salon man, representations of male same-sex desire, and the case of a male cross-dresser, ""Manning the Margins"" shows how elite men defined themselves in relation to women and other men, and argues that dominant masculinity cannot always eclipse marginalized masculinities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-472-07058-9 (9780472070589)
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Lewis Seifert is Associate Professor of French Studies at Brown University. He holds a DEA from the Universite de Paris III (1986) and a PhD from the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Michigan (1989). His publications include Fairy Tales, Sexuality and Gender in France, 1690-1715: Nostalgic Utopias (Cambridge, 1996).