The Myth of Manliness in Irish National Culture, 1880-1922 /

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The construct of manliness remains very much alive today, underpinning the neo-imperialist marriage of ruthless aggression to the sanctities of duty, honor, and sacrifice. Mapping its earlier colonial and postcolonial formations clarifies its continuing danger and appeal."--Jacket.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valente, Joseph
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, [2011]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Men > Psychology.
Masculinity in literature.
Irish literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Masculinite > Irlande > Aspect psychologique.
Litterature irlandaise > Histoire et critique.
Masculinite dans la litterature.
Men > Ireland > Psychology.
Masculinity > Ireland > Psychological aspects.
Irish literature > History and criticism.
Ireland.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The double bind of Irish manhood: historical backgrounds and conceptual horizons
  • The manliness of Parnell
  • Afterlives of Parnell: political, cultural, literary
  • The mother of all sovereignty
  • Brothers in arms
  • "Mixed middling": James Joyce and metrocolonial manliness
  • Epilogue. "Manhood is all": Yeats and the poetics of discipline.

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