Lisbon Revisited - Urban Masculinities in Twentieth-Century Portuguese Fiction

List of contents

Introduction 1. Masculine Subjectivities in the Modern City 2. Masculinities in the Streets 3. Masculinities and Consumer Society 4. Men at Home, Men at Work 5. Conclusion

About the author

Atkin, Rhian

Summary

This book examines three specific fictional texts as case studies for an exploration of the ways in which masculinities are conceived of and performed in urban Portuguese society over the twentieth century. It interrogates the relationships between masculinities and socio-political change in Lisbon.

Product details

• Authors: Rhian Atkin, Atkin Rhian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2014
• EAN: 9781909662438
• ISBN: 978-1-909662-43-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Portugal, Ethnic Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Hispanic & Latino Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General