Studies in Literature and Culture. Volume 4

Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis
ISBN: 978-83-7702-318-1
Pages: 334
Format: 220 x 205 mm
Year: 2011
Language: English


CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Southern Gentlemen: The Evolution from Noble Origins to a Contemporary Rhinestone?
The Southern Gentleman’s Superiority over Northerners
The Southern Gentleman as Paragon of Virtue
The Southern Gentleman’s Aristocratic Origins
The Southern Gentleman’s Aristocratic Entit lements: Education, Leisure and Pleasure
The Southern Gentleman: a Racist and a Fornicator?
Conclusions

CHAPTER 2 Southern White Womanhood: The Evolution From White-Gloved Ladies to Rebel Queens
The Southern Lady’s Inferiority
The Southern Lady’s Innocence
The Southern Lady’s Influence
Conclusions

CHAPTER 3 Love, Sex, Marriage, and Homosocial Friendship from the Old to the American South
Love: Destiny, Doom, and Salvation
Sex: the Return of the Irrepressible
Marriage: Institution, Illusion, Burden, and Salvation versus Homosocial Friendships
Conclusions

Conclusions
Notes
Works Cited
Index of Names
Subject Index