Title The yard of wit : male creativity and sexuality, 1650-1750 / Raymond Stephanson

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2004] ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 292 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction: Male Creativity and Its Changing Contexts -- Masculinity as Male Genitalia -- The Sexual Traffic in Male Creativity -- Pope and Male Literary Communities Summary "Positioning sexuality as a volatile mechanism in the development of creative energy, The Yard of Wit explains why male writers associated their authorial work - both the internal site of creativity and its status in public - with their genitalia and reproductive and erotic acts, and how these gestures functioned in the new marketplace of letters. Using the figure and writings of Alexander Pope as a touchstone, Stephanson offers an inspired reading of an important historical convergence, a double commodification of male creativity and of masculinity as the sexualized male body." "In considering how literary discourses about male creativity are linked to larger cultural formations, this elegant, enlightening book offers new insight into sex and gender, maleness and masculinity, and the intricate relationship between the male body and mind."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-276) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Authorship SUBJECT Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Authorship Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 fast Subject English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism Masculinity in literature. English literature -- Male authors -- History and criticism English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 17th century Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 18th century Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Psychology Authors, English -- 18th century -- Psychology Male authors, English -- Sexual behavior Male authors, English -- Psychology Human body in literature. Generative organs, Male. Men in literature. Sex in literature. Creative ability. creativity. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Authors, English -- Early modern -- Psychology Authors, English -- Psychology Authorship Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Creative ability English literature English literature -- Early modern English literature -- Male authors Generative organs, Male Human body in literature Male authors, English -- Psychology Male authors, English -- Sexual behavior Masculinity in literature Men in literature Sex in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780812203660 0812203666

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