Boys at home : discipline, masculinity, and "the boy-problem" in nineteenth-century American literature / Ken Parille.
| Author/creator | Parille, Ken |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2009. |
| Description | xxvii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Literary critics and "the boy" -- Work and play, pleasure and pedagogy in nineteenth-century boys' novels -- "Desirable and necessary" in "families and schools" : boy-nature and physical discipline -- "The medicine of sympathy" : mothers, sons, and affective pedagogy in antebellum America -- "Wake up, and be a man" : Little women, shame, and the ethic of submission -- "What our boys are reading" : Lydia Sigourney, Francis Forrester, and boyhood literacy -- Coda : "real boys" of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries : educators, academics, and sociologists on boyhood. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-138) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009010595 |
| ISBN | 9781572336773 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1572336773 (acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS374.B69 P37 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |