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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Masculinity Studies, Professionalism, and the Rhetoric of Gender 14 2. Making a Mess of Manhood in Hemingway’s “The Capital of the World” 48 3. The Construction of Hemingway: Masculine Style and Style-less Masculinity 73 4. “Looking at Another Man’s Work”: Theaters of Masculinity in Conrad’s Lord Jim 104 5. “Show[ing] Himself as a Man”: Constructions of Manhood in Conrad’s Imperial Theater 128 6. Leaving Our Sureties Behind: Lawrence’s Rhetorical Play with Gender Roles 159 7. Doing a Double Take: Reading Gender Issues in Women in Love 177 8. Conclusion: Lawrence, Positionality, and the Prospects for New Masculinity Studies 208 Notes 223 Bibliography 239 Index 255 ...

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