Men Beyond Desire

David Greven

Original title: Men beyond desire

earliest edition we have, 2005 Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 294 pages

"Far from desiring heterosexual sex and wishing to bond with other men through fraternity, the male protagonists of classic American literature mainly want to be left alone. In Men Beyond Desire, David Greven makes the claim that American men, eschewing both marriage and male friendship, strive to remain emotionally and sexually inviolate. Examining the work of traditional authors, including Hawthorne, Poe, Melville,...

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Men Beyond Desire edition · 2025 · Palgrave Macmillan · 9783031753046
Men Beyond Desire edition · 2015 · Palgrave Macmillan · 9781349531073
Men Beyond Desire paperback · 2012 · Palgrave Macmillan · 308 pages · 9781137298089
Men Beyond Desire edition · 2008 · Palgrave Macmillan · 9781281367891
Men beyond desire edition · 2005 · Palgrave Macmillan · 294 pages
Men Beyond Desire edition · 2005 · Palgrave Macmillan Limited · 9781403977113

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