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Questioning hegemonic masculinity in literature is not novel. In
the nineteenth century, under the July Monarchy (1830 1848),
several French writers depicted characters who did not conform to
gender expectations: hermaphrodites, castrati, homosexuals, effete
men and mannish women. This book investigates the historical
conditions in which these protagonists were created and their
success during the July Monarchy. It analyses novels and novellas
by Balzac, Gautier, Latouche, Musset and Sand in order to determine
how these literary narratives challenged the traditional
representations of masculinity and even redefined genders through
their unconventional characters. This book also examines the
connections and the disparities between these literary texts and
contemporary scientific texts on sexual difference, homosexuality
and intersexuality. It thus highlights the July Monarchy as a key
period for the redefinition of gender identities.
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