It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature by Andrew Dowling
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The purpose of this book is to address two principal questions: 'Was the concept of masculinity a topic of debate for the Victorians?' and 'Why is Victorian literature full of images of male deviance when Victorian masculinity is defined by discipline?' In his introduction, Dowling defines Victorian masculinity in terms of discipline. He then addresses the central question of why an official ideal of manly discipline in the nineteenth century co-existed with a literature that is full of images of male deviance. In answering this question, he develops a notion of 'hegemonic deviance', whereby...
Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature by Andrew Dowling is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.
This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature aloud.
Manliness and the Male Novelist in Victorian Literature is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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