Sentimental Men: Masculinity and the Politics of Affect in American Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0520216229
- ISBN-13
- 9780520216228
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-10-12
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Authors
- Mary Chapman, Glenn Hendler
Description
This text analyses cultural forms to demonstrate the centrality of masculine sentiment in American literary and cultural history. They analyze sentimentalism not just as a literary game but as a structure of feeling manifested in many areas.
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