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Professor Mansfield discusses at length the writings of Ernest Hemingway, who Mansfield calls "the writer in our time (or just before) most celebrated for manliness." Mansfield compares Hemingway to Homer in the manliness of their works.
'''''Manliness''''' is a book by [[conservative]]-leaning [[Harvard]] Professor Harvey Mansfield, who identifies and extols this trait which has been recognized since [[Ancient Greece]].
'''''Manliness''''' is a book by [[conservative]]-leaning [[Harvard]] Professor Harvey Mansfield, who identifies and extols this trait which has been recognized since [[Ancient Greece]].
An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), while long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness and has many enlightening discussions of literature, such as a passage about Henry James' anti-feminist ''Bostonians''.
An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), while long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness and has many enlightening discussions of literature, such as a passage about Henry James' anti-feminist ''Bostonians''.
Professor Mansfield discusses at length the writings of [[Ernest Hemingway]], who Mansfield calls "the writer in our time (or just before) most celebrated for manliness." Mansfield compares Hemingway to Homer in the manliness of their works.
Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he points out), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors). Mansfield omits enough discussion of manliness among military heroes, such as [[Stonewall Jackson]] or [[George Patton]] (Mansfield does include a mention of the movie). Mansfield does contain some passing references to [[George Washington]].
Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he points out), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors). Mansfield omits enough discussion of manliness among military heroes, such as [[Stonewall Jackson]] or [[George Patton]] (Mansfield does include a mention of the movie). Mansfield does contain some passing references to [[George Washington]].