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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stephanson, Raymond
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2004]
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Male Creativity and Its Changing Contexts
  • Masculinity as Male Genitalia
  • The Sexual Traffic in Male Creativity
  • Pope and Male Literary Communities.

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