Performing the Dandy: Manuel Machado and the Anxiety of Masculinity

by José Ignacio Badenes

Performing the Dandy. Manuel Machado and the Anxiety of Masculinity is a thought provoking interpretation of the poetry of Spaniard Manuel Machado (1874-1947) around the issue of identity in general and the performativity of gender in particular. Fundamental for Queer Theory; Gay Studies; Spanish Literature; 19th-Century Spain.

241 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003