Houses, Secrets, and the Closet: Locating Masculinities from the Gothic Novel to Henry James

Gero Bauer

ISBN 10: 383763468X / ISBN 13: 9783837634686

Edité par Transcript Publishing, 2016

N° de réf. du vendeur V9783837634686

Synopsis :

'Houses, Secrets, and the Closet' investigates the literary production of masculinities and their relation to secrets and sexualities in 18th and 19th century fiction. It focusses on close readings of Gothic fiction, Sensation Novels, and tales by Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Wilkie Collins, and Henry James. The study approaches these texts through the lens of domestic space, gender, knowledge, and power. This approach serves to investigate the cultural roots of the 'closet' - the male homosexual secret - which reveals a more general notion of male secrecy in modern society. The study thus contributes to a better understanding of the cultural history of masculinities and sexualities.

À propos de l'auteur: Gero Bauer is a research fellow at the Center for Gender and Diversity Research, University of Tübingen. His academic interests include gender and queer studies, and European literary and cultural history.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Houses, Secrets, and the Closet: Locating ...
Éditeur : Transcript Publishing
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New