Fashioning Masculinity

National Identity and Language in the Eighteenth Century

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Fashioning Masculinity by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen ISBN: 9781134842209
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 8, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
ISBN: 9781134842209
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 8, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The fashioning of English gentlemen in the eighteenth century was modelled on French practices of sociability and conversation. Michele Cohen shows how at the same time, the English constructed their cultural relations with the French as relations of seduction and desire. She argues that this produced anxiety on the part of the English over the effect of French practices on English masculinity and the virtue of English women.
By the end of the century, representing the French as an effeminate other was integral to the forging of English, masculine national identity. Michele Cohen examines the derogation of women and the French which accompanied the emergent 'masculine' English identity. While taciturnity became emblematic of the English gentleman's depth of mind and masculinity, sprightly conversation was seen as representing the shallow and inferior intellect of English women and the French of both sexes.
Michele Cohen also demonstrates how visible evidence of girls' verbal and language learning skills served only to construe the female mind as inferior. She argues that this perception still has currency today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The fashioning of English gentlemen in the eighteenth century was modelled on French practices of sociability and conversation. Michele Cohen shows how at the same time, the English constructed their cultural relations with the French as relations of seduction and desire. She argues that this produced anxiety on the part of the English over the effect of French practices on English masculinity and the virtue of English women.
By the end of the century, representing the French as an effeminate other was integral to the forging of English, masculine national identity. Michele Cohen examines the derogation of women and the French which accompanied the emergent 'masculine' English identity. While taciturnity became emblematic of the English gentleman's depth of mind and masculinity, sprightly conversation was seen as representing the shallow and inferior intellect of English women and the French of both sexes.
Michele Cohen also demonstrates how visible evidence of girls' verbal and language learning skills served only to construe the female mind as inferior. She argues that this perception still has currency today.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The French Revolution by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Commemorating War by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book The Energy Security Dilemma by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Art, Mimesis and the Avant-Garde by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book A Short Guide to Contract Risk by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Engineering Constitutional Change by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Fantasy by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Perpetrators and Perpetration of Mass Violence by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Organized Crime by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Mathematics in the Early Years by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book The Analytic Attitude by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book A Weberian Analysis of Business Groups and Financial Markets by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Music, Masculinity and the Claims of History by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Teacher-Led School Improvement by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
Cover of the book Brain Plasticity and Behavior by Dr Michele Cohen, Michele Cohen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy