Kleist's Prinz Friedrich von Homburg and the Crisis of Masculinity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9856493 |
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| Authors | John Lyon (0009-0005-6030-0106), John B Lyon (0000-0003-4823-7712, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-188 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Germanic Review Literature Culture Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8890 • E-ISSN: 1930-6962 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3200/gerr.83.2.167-188 |
| OpenAlex | W2078524387 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The author draws on contemporary gender and masculinity studies and links notions of masculinity in Kleist's era to the emerging public sphere. In Kleist's Prinz Friedrich von Homburg, masculinity is a fragile construct that requires repeated and even violent interventions to sustain it. It is grounded in textual relationships between men (homotextuality), yet is also bound to political power, for state authority regulates writing and reading. The drama portrays a struggle where the Elector controls both writing and masculinity and where the Prince and others, both male and female, violate the norms that restrict writing and define gender roles. The results of this conflict—the Prince ultimately fails in his efforts to assert his manhood and the Elector relinquishes some control over writing and masculinity—serve less to subvert gender roles during Kleist's era and more to highlight their precarious, constructed nature. Keywords: gender studiesHeinrich von KleisthomotextualitymasculinityPrinz Friedrich von Homburgpublic sphere
Art · Construct (python library · Drama · Literature · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public sphere · Reading (process · Sociology · Gender Studies · German Literature and Culture Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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