Masculinization of Tragedy in Joseph Addison's Cato and George Lillo's The London Merchant

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LITERA-JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE LITERATURE AND CULTURE STUDIES, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.233-252, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.26650/litera2018-0006
  • Dergi Adı: LITERA-JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE LITERATURE AND CULTURE STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-252
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cato, The London Merchant, Eighteenth Century Tragedy, Joseph Addison, George Lillo
  • TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

During the 18th century, the development of gender and sexuality in the modern Western world was under tremendous impact of visual and literary culture. Considering this, by examining Addison's Cato. A Tragedy. By Mr. Addison. Without the Love Scenes (1764) (Latin version) and Lino's The London Merchant (1731), this article analyzes the masculine features of the characters of 18th-century tragedies in England and investigates the reasons behind the dismissal and belittlement of love scenes and feminine qualities in those tragedies. In comedies, women and their qualities were openly ridiculed, while in tragedies, masculine values and patriarchal rules were overtly protected. Depicting societal norms and ideals, Cato and The London Merchant portray the evolving notions of masculinity.