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OverviewPhallic Critiques, first published in 1984, is a study of ‘masculine’ styles of writing in the twentieth century – an age, according to Virginia Woolf, when ‘virility has become self-conscious’. Writers who carry macho values to their extreme often subscribe to the popular feeling that writing is an effeminate activity for a real man to be engaged in. Consequently they attempt to forge ‘masculine’ style of writing in an effort to redeem language from its sexually suspect nature. These styles reveal much about the ambiguous and paradoxical attitudes of men towards their own masculine role. Peter Schwenger demonstrates the international nature of ‘masculine’ styles. His study ranges from such American authors as Norman Mailer, Ernest Hemingway and Philip Roth, to figures like Yukio Mishima, Alberto Moravia and Michel Leiris. This book should be of interest to students of literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter SchwengerPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9781138830189ISBN 10: 1138830186 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 24 October 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The language of men 2. Reserve and its reverse 3. The cult of the body 4. The pen and the penis 5. The novel as a dirty joke 6. A fabled hunting 7. Supermale 8. The terrain of truth; Afterword; Notes; IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Wiliams Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |