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OverviewTaking on nothing less than the formation of modern sexual and gender identities, King examines the way masculinity in the 17th and 18th centuries was reconfigured, and how heterosexuality in turn became naturalized. This is a crucial work by one of the field's leading scholars. The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750 traces the transition from a society based on alliance, which had subordinated all men, women, and boys to higher ranked males, to one founded in sexuality, through which men have embodied their claims to personal and political privacy. King proposes that the male body is a performative production marking men's resistance to their subjection within patriarchy and sovereignty. Emphasizing that categories of gender must come under historical analysis, The Gendering of Men explores men's particpation in an ongoing struggle for access to a universal manliness transcending other biological and social differentials. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Alan KingPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.628kg ISBN: 9780299197803ISBN 10: 0299197808 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 31 July 2004 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Gendering of Men is a wonderful book. . . . it is sure to make a splash in GLBT studies and history, in queer studies, and in eighteenth-century studies. Building on previous scholarly works that interrogate notions of sexuality and gender in the 'long eighteenth century (1660-1800), ' King complicates and clarifies ways in which we can understand early-modern and modern sexual and gender identities. --Hans Turley, University of Connecticut <br> Those interested in queer studies, performance studies, and early modern culture will find this book valuable. Choice The Gendering of Men is a wonderful book. . . . it is sure to make a splash inGLBT studies and history, in queer studies, and in eighteenth-century studies. Building on previous scholarly works that interrogate notions of sexuality and gender in the long eighteenth century (1660 1800), King complicates and clarifies ways in which we can understand early-modern and modern sexual and gender identities. Hans Turley, University of Connecticut Dazzling in the depth and breadth of scholarly inquiry that has gone into the book s production, the reach of King s argument will do much to persuade those less or little interested in theater to think again about the relevance of this genre to any research of the period. Susan Bennett, University of Calgary, Canada Those interested in queer studies, performance studies, and early modern culture will find this book valuable. -- Choice The Gendering of Men is a wonderful book. . . . it is sure to make a splash in GLBT studies and history, in queer studies, and in eighteenth-century studies. Building on previous scholarly works that interrogate notions of sexuality and gender in the 'long eighteenth century (1660-1800), ' King complicates and clarifies ways in which we can understand early-modern and modern sexual and gender identities. --Hans Turley, University of Connecticut Dazzling in the depth and breadth of scholarly inquiry that has gone into the book's production, the reach of King's argument will do much to persuade those less or little interested in theater to think again about the relevance of this genre to any research of the period. --Susan Bennett, University of Calgary, Canada The Gendering of Men is a wonderful book. . . . it is sure to make a splash in GLBT studies and history, in queer studies, and in eighteenth-century studies. Building on previous scholarly works that interrogate notions of sexuality and gender in the 'long eighteenth century (1660-1800), ' King complicates and clarifies ways in which we can understand early-modern and modern sexual and gender identities. --Hans Turley, University of Connecticut Author InformationThomas A. King is associate professor of English at Brandeis University, where he teaches early modern and eighteenth-century studies, gender and queer studies, and performance studies. Prior to his teaching career, King worked as an A.E.A. stage manager in Chicago. He is the author of volume one of The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750: Volume 1, The English Phallus, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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