Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Version of Record
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Jung-Stilling; autobiographical novel; gender issues; incest; gender performance
Abstract
In Heinrich Stillings Jugend, Jünglingsjahre, Wanderschaft und häusliches Leben the reader is confronted with ungendered boys, crossing of gender boundaries, and reversal of gender roles. A son becomes his father’s substitute wife, morphs into his own mother, and has to metaphorically give birth to his own self. As a result of his gender performance he is ill prepared for life and becomes a complete failure. This paper explores the lack of Heinrich’s gendering during his formative years, his performance of gender for his father, and the father’s scandalous exploitation of his son.
Publication Title
International Journal of Arts and Commerce
Volume
2
Issue
9
First Page
134
Last Page
145
Pages
12
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Center For Enhancing Knowledge (CEK), UK
Rights
Copyright © 2013 Eckhard Rolz. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Rolz, Eckhard, "Mama’s Boy is Daddy’s Girl: Eccentric Gender Performance in Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling's Heinrich Stillings Jugend, Jünglingsjahre, Wanderschaft und häusliches Leben" (2013). School of American and Global Studies Faculty Publications with a Focus on Modern Languages and Global Studies. 8.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/mlgs_pubs/8
Comments
This work was published in International Journal of Arts and Commerce, Vol. 2 No. 9; (2013) 134-145.