Masculinity and Queer Desire in Spanish Enlightenment Literature

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 28.05.2014 - 204 Seiten
In his study of Spanish Enlightenment writings, Mehl Allan Penrose examines three male tropes: the effeminate and Francophile petimetre; the bujarrón, who engaged in sexual relations with other men; and the Arcadian shepherd, who expressed his desire for other males. Penrose analyzes the construction of “queerness” in these writings as a sign of the anxieties revolving around the supposed decline of masculinity and the evolving nature of sexuality in Spain.
 

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the invocations of hermaphrodism in the periodicals El Censor
33
humor as critical instrument in ramón de la cruzs
81
Male Friendship love and longing in the poetry of Manuel
139
a newly emerging consciousness
167
Index
193
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Mehl Allan Penrose is Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Maryland, USA. He has published several articles concerning Spanish and Mexican cultural discourse in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include the problematic of gender and sexuality in modern Spanish cultural discourse, specifically non-normative representations of men, and also include queer studies, reception theory, camp theory, and the intersections of literature, science, law, and medicine.

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