Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index
Masculinity studies, professionalism, and the rhetoric of gender -- Making a mess of manhood in Hemingway's "The capital of the world" -- The construction of Hemingway : masculine style and style-less masculinity -- "Looking at another man's work" : theaters of masculinity in Conrad's Lord Jim -- "Show[ing] himself as a man" : constructions of manhood in Conrad's imperial theater -- Leaving our sureties behind : Lawrence's rhetorical play with gender roles -- Doing a double take : reading gender issues in Women in love -- Conclusion : Lawrence, positionality, and the prospects for new masculinity studies
