Masculinity, Militarism and Eighteenth-Century Culture, 1689-1815

ISBN-13: 9781316646670 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 266 str.

Julia Banister

Opis

This book investigates ideas surrounding the figure of the military man throughout the eighteenth century. Drawing on printed materials and case studies, such as the court martial of Admiral John Byng, Julia Banister discusses the nature of masculinity in relation to cultural values attached to heroism, professionalism, politeness and sensibility.

Spis treści

Introduction: debating military masculinity; 1. The military man and Augustan anxieties: Trenchard, Steele, Boswell; 2. Performing military professionalism: the trials of admirals Thomas Mathews and Richard Lestock, 1744–6; 3. The new old military hero: the trial of Admiral John Byng, 1756–7; 4. The military man and the return to the Gothic past: Hume, Hurd, Walpole; 5. The military man and the culture of sensibility: Smith, Ferguson, Mackenzie; 6. Making military celebrity: the trials of Admirals Keppel and Palliser, 1778–9; 7. (De)romanticizing military heroism: Clarke, Southey, Austen; Conclusion: rethinking military masculinity; Bibliography; Index.