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Princeton stories
A collection of short stories dedicated to the Princeton class of 1892.
319 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1895
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Examples of male homo- eroticism and male bonding appear repeatedly in Progressive Era boys’ college novels. In the short story, “College Men” (Williams, Princetun Stories), a homoaffectionate atmosphere is established when the college men loll about after a large meal: “One man rested his head on another fellow’s shoulder and asked him to muss his hair. The legs of the one having his hair mussed stretched out over the legs of two other fellows and intertwined with those of a third” (274).
This physical display of male affection reflects a college culture in which homoaffectionate reiation- ships were not merely tolerated but were actively encouraged. A fictional example of a crush appears in “Hero Worship” (Williams, Princeton Stories).
Inthis story, a freshman, Darnell, is smitten with a popular senior, Lawrence, and follows his every move:
From the last year’s “Bric-a-Brac” he had learned [Lawrence’s]club and what committees he was on, and the book opened up now, of its own accord, to the picture of the Glee Club. He could have told you Lawrence’s middIe name and his street and number at home, and his campus address as well. (94)
Rather than condemning Darnell’s infatuation, his classmates accept it as a normal experience for a freshman, which leads to an eventual gain in both maturity and masculinity. At the beginning of the reiationship, Damell’s effeminacy is emphasized. He has “big brown eyes” (98), a “sensitive mouth” (126), and a “gentle voice” (129). Lawrence, on the other hand, has “the look of a gentleman” (loo), and is “a man, not a boy” (99). As Darnell matures and progresses from freshman to senior, he is expected to lose his feminine tendencies and become increasingly like the masculine, athletic Lawrence,
From: “Girls Will Be Boys and Boys Will Be Girls: Cross-Dressing in Popular Turn-of-the-Century College Fiction”
Examples of male homo- eroticism and male bonding appear repeatedly in Progressive Era boys’ college novels. In the short story, “College Men” (Williams, Princetun Stories), a homoaffectionate atmosphere is established when the college men loll about after a large meal: “One man rested his head on another fellow’s shoulder and asked him to muss his hair. The legs of the one having his hair mussed stretched out over the legs of two other fellows and intertwined with those of a third” (274).
This physical display of male affection reflects a college culture in which homoaffectionate reiation- ships were not merely tolerated but were actively encouraged. A fictional example of a crush appears in “Hero Worship” (Williams, Princeton Stories).
Inthis story, a freshman, Darnell, is smitten with a popular senior, Lawrence, and follows his every move:
From the last year’s “Bric-a-Brac” he had learned [Lawrence’s]club and what committees he was on, and the book opened up now, of its own accord, to the picture of the Glee Club. He could have told you Lawrence’s middIe name and his street and number at home, and his campus address as well. (94)
Rather than condemning Darnell’s infatuation, his classmates accept it as a normal experience for a freshman, which leads to an eventual gain in both maturity and masculinity. At the beginning of the reiationship, Damell’s effeminacy is emphasized. He has “big brown eyes” (98), a “sensitive mouth” (126), and a “gentle voice” (129). Lawrence, on the other hand, has “the look of a gentleman” (loo), and is “a man, not a boy” (99). As Darnell matures and progresses from freshman to senior, he is expected to lose his feminine tendencies and become increasingly like the masculine, athletic Lawrence,
From: “Girls Will Be Boys and Boys Will Be Girls: Cross-Dressing in Popular Turn-of-the-Century College Fiction”
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