{"product_id":"washington-irving-and-the-fantasy-of-masculinity-9781476686660","title":"Washington Irving and the Fantasy of Masculinity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Washington Irving remains one of the most recognized American authors of the 19th century, remembered for short stories like \u003ci\u003eRip van Winkle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. He also accomplished other writing feats, including penning George Washington''s biography and other life stories. Throughout his life, Irving was at odds with socially-approved ways of being a man. Irving purportedly saw himself and was seen by others as feminine, shy, and non-confrontational. Likely related to this, he chose to engage with other men''s fortunes and adventures by writing, defining his male identity vicariously, through masculine archetypes both fictional and non-fictional. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Sitting at the intersection of literary studies and masculinity studies, this reading reconstructs Irving''s life-long struggle to somehow win a place among other men. Readers will recognize masculine themes in his tales from the Spanish period, his western adventures, as well as in historical biogra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A smart, original, and provocative study.” - \u003ci\u003eAndrew Burstein, Charles P. Manship Professor of History, Louisiana State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eOne. Anima Consciousness and Archetypal Masculinities\u003cbr\u003eTwo. \"Because it was fun\": Whimsicality, Gentility, and the Loss of Communal Manhood\u003cbr\u003eThree. Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and Other Troubled Masculinities\u003cbr\u003eFour. \"Dear old romantic Spain\": Purloined Heroes\u003cbr\u003eFive. On the Prairies and in the West: Manhood Wrapped in the Nation's Flag\u003cbr\u003eSix. Life of George Washington: Manly Perfection in the Father of His Country\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040500121943,"sku":"9781476686660","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686660.jpg?v=1750946938","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/washington-irving-and-the-fantasy-of-masculinity-9781476686660","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}