Perverse Feelings: Poe and American Masculinity

by Suzanne Ashworth and Suzanne Ashworth

Book Overview

Perverse Feelings examines white masculinity in Poe's fiction and the culture it represents. Poe's men are tormented by ugly emotions. As it analyzes these afflictions, the book illuminates the pathologies of a past American masculinity. Just as importantly, it reminds us that "toxic masculinity" has a history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793626545
• ISBN13: 9781793626547
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"