Dandies and Desert Saints
| Author | : James Eli Adams |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801482089 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801482083 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (083 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dandies and Desert Saints by : James Eli Adams
Download or read book Dandies and Desert Saints written by James Eli Adams and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Dandies and Prophets: Spectacles of Victorian Masculinity -- 2. "A Sort of Masonry": Secrecy and "Manliness" in Early Victorian Brotherhoods -- 3. Imagining the Science of Renunciation: Manhood and Abasement in Kingsley and Tennyson -- 4. Muscular Aestheticism: Masculine Authority and the Male Body -- 5. Gentleman, Dandy, Priest: Masks and Masculinity in Pater's Aestheticism.
