Masculine Ideals and Alexander the Great

ISBN-13: 9781032523767 / Twarda / 2023 / 336 str.

Jaakkojuhani Peltonen

Opis

This work breaks new ground by considering the ancient and medieval reception of Alexander the Great from a gender studies perspective.

Recenzje

Peltonen’s Masculine Ideas and Alexander the Great takes a fresh look at the ways in which multiple historical figures and cultures have defined masculinity through their reception of the famous Macedonian Conqueror. Arguably such receptions have been instrumental to Western conceptualisations of masculinity, as it has been constructed and understood, with repercussions still substantially affecting our societies today. The emphasis in this work is upon ancient, late antique and medieval constructions of masculinity in relation to Alexander and the book will likely be of especial interest to students and specialists of those eras in particular. It should likewise interest any who study Alexander the Great in any capacity. The scholarship is thorough and detailed; the arguments are well-founded. I am therefore very pleased to endorse this book wholeheartedly and I likewise strongly encourage colleagues and others to consider reading it and using it in their classes or for their own research.

K.R. Moore, Teesside University

Spis treści

1. Introduction / 2. The Visage and Stature of an Idealized Young Male / 3. A Mature Boy, Heroic Youngster and an Unbalanced Young Man / 4. Manliness in Warfare / 5. Proper Male Sexuality / 6. Masculine Emotion Display and State Of Mind / 7. The Ideal of Masculine Dominance and Self-Control / 8. Epilogue

O autorze

Jaakkojuhani Peltonen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Tampere University. A significant part of the research work for the present book was done while a visiting researcher at King's College, London (2018-2020). His expertise includes the use of history, Alexander the Great, ideas of masculinity, and ideology of war in ancient Rome. His previous book in English, Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire. 150 BC to AD 600 was published by Routledge in 2019. He is an author and editor of several publications on Alexander the Great, legitimization of war, and the use of history in long term perspective.