Boys at Home: Discipline, Masculinity, and "The Boy-Problem" in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

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Boys at Home Boys atHome Discipline, Masculinity, and “The Boy–Problem” in Nineteenth-Century American Literature Ken Parille The University of Tennessee Press • Knoxville j a Copyright © 2009 by The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. First Edition. Frontispiece: From Jacob Abbott’s Rollo at Play, 1841. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Parille, Ken. Boys at home: discipline, masculinity, and “the boy-problem” in nineteenth-century American literature / Ken Parille.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. eISBN-13: 978-1-57233-688-9 eISBN-10: 1-57233-688-9 1. Children’s stories, American—History and criticism. 2. Boys in literature. 3. Childhood in literature. 4. Masculinity in literature. 5. American fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 6. Boys—Education—United States—History—19th century. 7. Boys—Books and reading—United States. I. Title. PS374.B69P37 2009 813'.409352341—dc22 2009010595 This book is dedicated to my parents, for all of their encouragement and support. This page intentionally left blank. ...