Male Envy: The Logic of Malice in Literature and Culture

by Mervyn Nicholson

Taking as his central argument that relations between males in western society are deeply colored-if not actually determined by-envy, Mervyn Nicholson ranges across disciplines and eras in a fascinating, utterly unique analysis of this "taboo" subject. This book presents a series of motifs that are associated with male envy, locating each in a particular historical context and illustrating it with examples drawn from literature, film, and popular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739100629
• ISBN13: 9780739100622
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.2"