{"product_id":"washington-irving-and-the-fantasy-of-masculinity-escaping-the-woman-within-paperback","title":"Washington Irving and the Fantasy of Masculinity: Escaping the Woman Within - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeinz Tschachler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington Irving remains one of the most recognized American authors of the 19th century, remembered for short stories like \u003ci\u003eRip van Winkle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. He also accomplished other writing feats, including penning George Washington's biography and other life stories. Throughout his life, Irving was at odds with socially-approved ways of being a man. Irving purportedly saw himself and was seen by others as feminine, shy, and non-confrontational. Likely related to this, he chose to engage with other men's fortunes and adventures by writing, defining his male identity vicariously, through masculine archetypes both fictional and non-fictional. Sitting at the intersection of literary studies and masculinity studies, this reading reconstructs Irving's life-long struggle to somehow win a place among other men. Readers will recognize masculine themes in his tales from the Spanish period, his western adventures, as well as in historical biographies of Columbus, Mahomet, and Washington. In many writings by Irving, especially \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will observe themes dominated by masculinity. The book is the first of its kind to encompass and examine Irving's writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeinz Tschachler\u003c\/b\u003e is a former professor of English and American studies at Alpen-Adria-University in Klagenfurt, Austria. He is the author of numerous books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 285\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.82 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098983305351,"sku":"9781476686660","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ee175358d51bafa720f8b998e69bad40.webp?v=1732369251","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/washington-irving-and-the-fantasy-of-masculinity-escaping-the-woman-within-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}