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Manning the Margins : Masculinity and Writing in Seventeenth-century France, Paperback / softback Book

Manning the Margins : Masculinity and Writing in Seventeenth-century France Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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This is the first book-length study of writing, men, and masculinity in seventeenth-century France.Over the past three decades, a rich body of scholarship has uncovered the crucial roles women played in seventeenth-century France, a period often reduced to 'classical' male authors and 'absolutist' kings.

But the clearer perspective we now have of women has exposed the need to take a fresh look at men and masculinity.

Through his reading of a wide range of canonical and minor texts, Seifert charts a course toward a more complex understanding of gender during this seminal period.

Examining ideals of polite masculine conduct, the figure of the salon man, representations of male same-sex desire, and the case of a male cross-dresser, ""Manning the Margins"" shows how elite men defined themselves in relation to women and other men, and argues that dominant masculinity cannot always eclipse marginalized masculinities.

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