Jayasena, Nalin

Contested masculinities : crises in colonial male identity from Joseph Conrad to Satyajit Ray Nalin Jayasena - London ; New York Routledge 2007 - x, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Crises in colonial male identity -- Making English-men and unmaking empire in Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim -- Performing masculinity, playing cricket: Bodyline and late-imperial British identity -- Of clubs and concubines: reading imperial authority in George Orwell's Burmese Days -- Desire is for men who are men: the politics of masculinity in Satyajit Ray's The Home and the World. This work examines how English masculinity was contested by feminism, nationalism in colonies, and homosexuality. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index

9780415975483

2006023272


Colonies in literature
Commonwealth literature (English) - History and criticism
English literature - 19th century - History and criticism
English literature - 20th century - History and criticism
Gender identity in literature
Masculinity in literature

820.9353 JAY