Houses, Secrets, and the Closet : Locating Masculinities from the Gothic Novel to Henry James
Bauer, Gero
Houses, Secrets, and the Closet : Locating Masculinities from the Gothic Novel to Henry James - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20160415
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»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.
Creative Commons
English
9783839434680
Literary studies: general
Literature Literature Gender Queer Masculinity Homosexuality Gothic Novel Sensation Novel Henry James Literary Studies British Studies American Studies Gender Studies Cultural Studies Heterosexuality Homoeroticism Homosociality Paranoia Patriarchy Percival Rhetoric
Houses, Secrets, and the Closet : Locating Masculinities from the Gothic Novel to Henry James - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20160415
Open Access
»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.
Creative Commons
English
9783839434680
Literary studies: general
Literature Literature Gender Queer Masculinity Homosexuality Gothic Novel Sensation Novel Henry James Literary Studies British Studies American Studies Gender Studies Cultural Studies Heterosexuality Homoeroticism Homosociality Paranoia Patriarchy Percival Rhetoric