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Men Beyond Desire : Manhood, Sex, and Violation in American Literature /

This book explores the construction of male sexuality in nineteenth-century American literature and comes up with some startling findings. Far from desiring heterosexual sex and wishing to bond with other men through fraternity, the male protagonists of classic American literature mainly want to be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Greven, David (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Literature. Gender Studies. Literary History. Nineteenth-Century Literature. North American Literature. Gender expression. Gender identity. Literature > History and criticism. Literature, Modern > 19th century. Sex (Psychology) Sociology. America > Literatures. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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