Shakespeare and Masculinity in Southern Fiction
| Author | : J. Keener |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2008-02-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230610194 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230610196 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shakespeare and Masculinity in Southern Fiction by : J. Keener
Download or read book Shakespeare and Masculinity in Southern Fiction written by J. Keener and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book advances the idea that American, Southern, white, planter class authors have appropriated models and modes of masculinity from William Shakespeare. Keener traces the history of this appropriation and its attendant masculinities from authors as early as William Gilmore Simms, through Thomas Nelson Page and Thomas Dixon, to William Faulkner.
