PERFORMING MANHOOD: GLAHN AND THE MASCULINITY CRISIS IN HAMSUN'S PAN
In Hamsun’s novel Pan, Lieutenant Glahn holds an essentialist notion of masculinity that is somewhat outdated in the context of emerging Norwegian modernity. His acts of violence, which are performative of his male pride, not only bring harm to others, but also become destructive to himself. The mas...
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doaj-99b40fee22e841c9adb8ba3d476c302b2020-11-25T01:33:54ZengSeptentrio Academic PublishingNordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur 0809-16681503-20862016-04-013810.7557/13.37553488PERFORMING MANHOOD: GLAHN AND THE MASCULINITY CRISIS IN HAMSUN'S PANChengzhou He0the Johns Hopkins University–Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American StudiesIn Hamsun’s novel Pan, Lieutenant Glahn holds an essentialist notion of masculinity that is somewhat outdated in the context of emerging Norwegian modernity. His acts of violence, which are performative of his male pride, not only bring harm to others, but also become destructive to himself. The masculinity crisis enacted in Pan is put into the context of the social, historical, and cultural changes related to gender and modernity that occurred during the end of the 19th century in Norway and beyond. https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3755Hamsunmasculinityperformativity |
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PERFORMING MANHOOD: GLAHN AND THE MASCULINITY CRISIS IN HAMSUN'S PAN |
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PERFORMING MANHOOD: GLAHN AND THE MASCULINITY CRISIS IN HAMSUN'S PAN |
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performing manhood: glahn and the masculinity crisis in hamsun's pan |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur |
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In Hamsun’s novel Pan, Lieutenant Glahn holds an essentialist notion of masculinity that is somewhat outdated in the context of emerging Norwegian modernity. His acts of violence, which are performative of his male pride, not only bring harm to others, but also become destructive to himself. The masculinity crisis enacted in Pan is put into the context of the social, historical, and cultural changes related to gender and modernity that occurred during the end of the 19th century in Norway and beyond.
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