Pope, Homer, and Manliness - Some Aspects of Eighteenth Century Classical Learning

This book reassesses the concept of 'masculinity', and argues that it cannot be seen as an absolute standard, but only as the product of perpetual conflict between competing and unstable models. The author commands a knowledge of classical and early modern literature which has rarely been brought to bear on gender studies. First published in 1993, it remains a valuable contribution to debates concerning the reception of the Classical tradition.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: Manliness in early modern Britain 1. Manliness and the Body Politic 2. Manly Learning Part 2: Gender in Pope’s Homer 3. Manly Ways 4. Father of Virtue 5. The Other Sex 6. The Judgment of Ladies Part 3: The Poet Speaks 7. My Country’s Poet

About the author

Carolyn D. Williams

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn D Williams, Carolyn D. Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2014
• EAN: 9781138021280
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02128-0
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)