A Disordered Domesticity: Constructions of Masculinity in the Dramatic Works of John Gay

This thesis examines how John Gay portrays constructions of masculinity in domestic spaces—the households, estates, and royal courts—of three plays: Three Hours After Marriage,Polly, and Achilles. Gay illuminates how constructions of masculinity are ultimately linked to an emergent sex/gender system...

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Main Author: Wear, Jeremy Brandon
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2009
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/66