Masculinity And Queer Desire In Spanish Enlightenment Literature (New Hispanisms: Cultural And Literary Studies)

In his study of Spanish Enlightenment writings, Mehl Allan Penrose examines three male tropes: the effeminate and Francophile petimetre; the bujarrón, who engaged in sexual relations with other men; and the Arcadian shepherd, who expressed his desire for other males. Penrose analyzes the construction of ?ueerness?in these writings as a sign of the anxieties revolving around the supposed decline of masculinity and the evolving nature of sexuality in Spain.

• • Author: Dr Mehl Allan Penrose
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: May 14, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 210 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1472422260
• • ISBN-13: 9781472422262