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Manhood and the Duel
J. Low
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Description for Manhood and the Duel
Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
As cultural practice, the early modern duel both indicated and shaped the gender assumptions of wealthy young men; it served, in fact, as a nexus for different, often competing, notions of masculinity. As Jennifer Low illustrates by examining the aggression inherent in single combat, masculinity could be understood in spatial terms, social terms, or developmental terms. Low considers each category, developing a corrective to recent analyses of gender in early modern culture by scrutinizing the relationship between social rank and the understanding of masculinity. Reading a variety of documents, including fencing manuals and anti-dueling tracts as well as plays by ... Read more
As cultural practice, the early modern duel both indicated and shaped the gender assumptions of wealthy young men; it served, in fact, as a nexus for different, often competing, notions of masculinity. As Jennifer Low illustrates by examining the aggression inherent in single combat, masculinity could be understood in spatial terms, social terms, or developmental terms. Low considers each category, developing a corrective to recent analyses of gender in early modern culture by scrutinizing the relationship between social rank and the understanding of masculinity. Reading a variety of documents, including fencing manuals and anti-dueling tracts as well as plays by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern Cultural Studies Series
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349731091
SKU
V9781349731091
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About J. Low
JENNIFER LOW is Associate Professor of English at Florida Atlantic University.
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