In a sensitive and provocative study of six great works of British literature, David Rosen traces the evolution of masculinity, inviting readers to contemplate the shifting joys and sorrows men have experienced throughout the last millennium, and the changing but constant tensions between their lives and ideals. Focusing on Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Hamlet, Paradise Lost, Hard Times, and Sons and Lovers, Rosen shows how the actions of heroes fail to resolve tensions between masculine ideals and male experiences.
| ISBN: | 9780252063091 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 1993 |
| Author: | David Rosen |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literature: history and criticism |