The yard of wit : male creativity and sexuality, 1650-1750 /

"Positioning sexuality as a volatile mechanism in the development of creative energy, The Yard of Wit explains why male writers associated their authorial work - both the internal site of creativity and its status in public - with their genitalia and reproductive and erotic acts, and how these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stephanson, Raymond
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2004]
Temas:
Pope, Alexander, > 1688-1744 > Authorship.
Pope, Alexander, > 1688-1744.
1500-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Masculinity in literature.
English literature > Male authors > History and criticism.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > History > 17th century.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > History > 18th century.
Authors, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Psychology.
Authors, English > 18th century > Psychology.
Male authors, English > Sexual behavior.
Male authors, English > Psychology.
Human body in literature.
Generative organs, Male.
Men in literature.
Sex in literature.
Creative ability.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Écrivains anglais > 18e siècle > Psychologie.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Organes génitaux mâles.
Hommes dans la littérature.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
Créativité.
creativity.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors, English > Early modern > Psychology.
Authors, English > Psychology.
Authorship.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
English literature.
English literature > Early modern.
English literature > Male authors.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Positioning sexuality as a volatile mechanism in the development of creative energy, The Yard of Wit explains why male writers associated their authorial work - both the internal site of creativity and its status in public - with their genitalia and reproductive and erotic acts, and how these gestures functioned in the new marketplace of letters. Using the figure and writings of Alexander Pope as a touchstone, Stephanson offers an inspired reading of an important historical convergence, a double commodification of male creativity and of masculinity as the sexualized male body." "In considering how literary discourses about male creativity are linked to larger cultural formations, this elegant, enlightening book offers new insight into sex and gender, maleness and masculinity, and the intricate relationship between the male body and mind."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-276) and index.
ISBN:9780812203660
0812203666

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