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'''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 [[American]] political history but long in academic arguments. Professor Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he says), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors). | + | An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history, but long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he says), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors). He points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness. |
| − | The book is excellent but has notable omissions: | + | The book is excellent but has notable omissions: no mention of [[muscle car]]s, by which young [[American]] men found expression of their manliness in culture. The book admittedly avoids the issue of [[homosexuality]], and it predates the rise of the very manly [[Donald Trump]]. The book has only a very superficial reference to [[Phyllis Schlafly]] and fails to recognize the significance of the defeat of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]]. |
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Revision as of 16:56, August 5, 2021
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, but long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he says), and also in a few women such as Margaret Thatcher (a favorite of right-of-center professors). He points out that Macbeth contains Shakespeare's most praise of manliness.
The book is excellent but has notable omissions: no mention of muscle cars, by which young American men found expression of their manliness in culture. The book admittedly avoids the issue of homosexuality, and it predates the rise of the very manly Donald Trump. The book has only a very superficial reference to Phyllis Schlafly and fails to recognize the significance of the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment.