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Houses, Secrets, and the Closet: Locating Masculinities from the Gothic Novel to Henry James
[Dissertation]
Abstract "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 ... mehr
"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.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Literatur; Belletristik; 18. Jahrhundert; 19. Jahrhundert; Männlichkeit; Sexualität; Gender; Homosexualität; Roman; Kulturgeschichte
Klassifikation
Literaturwissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
Queer; Gothic Novel; Sensation Novel; Henry James; Literary Studies; British Studies; American Studies; Gender Studies; Cultural Studies
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Verlag
transcript Verlag
Erscheinungsort
Bielefeld
Seitenangabe
233 S.
Schriftenreihe
Lettre
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839434680
ISBN
978-3-8394-3468-0
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0