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This article is a review of Suzanne Ashworth's book, "Perverse Feelings: Poe and American Masculinity," which explores the concept of masculinity in the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Ashworth argues that Poe's stories exemplify the "perverse feelings" of American masculinity, including anxiety, sadness, anger, and hatred. The book takes a racialized and gendered approach, examining how white men in the early United States experienced these emotions and how they affected their relationships with each other. Ashworth also explores themes of power dynamics, intramale attachments, and the violent underbelly of white masculinity in Poe's stories. The review praises the book for its synthesis of affect theory, queer theory, and historical and biographical contexts, but notes that it excludes other Poe texts that could have added depth to the analysis. Overall, the book offers a timely examination of white American masculinity and its impact on society. [Extracted from the article] |
