A bold study on the very epicentre of Victorian ideology: the
white, male body The Victorian Male Body examines some of the main
expressions and practices of Victorian masculinity and its embodied
physicality. The white, and frequently middle class, male body was
often normalised as the epitome of Victorian values. Whilst there
has been a long and fruitful discussion around the concept of the
'too-visible' body of the colonised subject and the expectations
placed on women's bodies, the idealised male body has received less
attention in scholarly discussions. Through its examination of a
broad range of Victorian literary and cultural texts, this new
collection opens up a previously neglected field of study with a
scrutinising focus on what is arguably the ideologically most
important body in Victorian society. This collection provides a
wide variety of essays on different aspects of Victorian literature
and culture, considering the variety of forms that this 'idealised'
male body actually encompassed: fat, starving or disabled bodies,
the ghostly figure, the 'othered' body, and the developing body of
the schoolboy. The chapters in this book offer a detailed and clear
reassessment of the Victorian concepts of manliness, masculinity,
homosociality, morality, action, and adventure. Key Features
Provides a wide variety of essays on different aspects of Victorian
literature and culture with subjects ranging from nature poetry,
disability and pirates, fat and thin men, ghost soldiers and
popular magazines Opens up a neglected field of study with a
scrutinizing focus on the ideologically most important body in
Victorian society Allows a re-evaluation of other areas of
Victorian culture such as colonialism and debates about class,
religion and science Enables a detailed and clear reassessment of
the Victorian concepts of manliness, masculinity, homosociality,
morality, action, and adventure
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