Restless Men
Masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840
Nonfiction, History, British, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | K. Downing | ISBN: | 9781137348951 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | June 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Downing |
| ISBN: | 9781137348951 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | June 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Robinson Crusoe's call to adventure and do-it-yourself settlement resonated with British explorers. In tracing the links in a discursive chain through which a particular male subjectivity was forged, Karen Downing reveals how such men took their tensions with them to Australia, so that the colonies never were a solution to restless men's anxieties.
Robinson Crusoe's call to adventure and do-it-yourself settlement resonated with British explorers. In tracing the links in a discursive chain through which a particular male subjectivity was forged, Karen Downing reveals how such men took their tensions with them to Australia, so that the colonies never were a solution to restless men's anxieties.
