'Blooding' The Martial Male
by
J.A. Mangan, Callum McKenzie
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
The late Victorian and Edwardian officer class viewed hunting and big game hunting in particular, as a sound preparation for imperial warfare. For the imperial officer in the making, the ‘blooding’ hunting ritual was a visible ‘hallmark’ of stirling martial masculinity. Sir Henry Newbolt,...