Endangered Masculinities in Irish Poetry

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Analyses the emergence and transformation of endangered masculinity through a sequence of close readings of compelling poetic texts.

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Emergence of Endangered Masculinity in Bardic Poetry, c.1540-c.1590	p. 12
The Gender and Genre of Defeat: Male Humiliation and Female National Allegory, c. 1602-1641	p. 37
Gendered Modes of Protest and Accommodation: The Poetics of Sexual and Linguistic Violation, 1698-c.1740	p. 69
'Rise up again now, Art': The Incendiary Politics of Lamented Manhood	p. 99
Coda Illegitimate, Abased … and Triumphant: Merriman's Embrace of Bastard Culture	p. 126
Notes	p. 132
Bibliography	p. 167
Index of Poems by First Line	p. 188
Index	p. 190
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