Soldier Heroes
| Author | : Graham Dawson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2013-05-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781135089511 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1135089515 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (515 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Soldier Heroes by : Graham Dawson
Download or read book Soldier Heroes written by Graham Dawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier Heroes explores the imagining of masculinities within adventure stories. Drawing on literary theory, cultural materialism and Kleinian psychoanalysis, it analyses modern British adventure heroes as historical forms of masculinity originating in the era of nineteenth-century popular imperialism, traces their subsequent transformations and examines the way these identities are internalized and lived by men and boys.