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University Press of Mississippi The Sons of Neptune: Tracing the Archetype of the Erotic Sailor

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The Sons of Neptune: Tracing the Archetype of the Erotic Sailor explores the evolving image of the sailor as both cultural icon and erotic figure—one that has remained curiously omnipresent and yet critically underexamined in maritime literature and popular culture. By the nineteenth century, the sailor had been cast as both working-class hero and romantic rogue—a masculine ideal that embodied loyalty, rebellion, and desire in equal measure. In the twentieth century, this figure increasingly appeared in erotic literature and visual culture, solidifying his place in the imagination as a symbol of fluidity, subversion, and sexual transgression. Author Jessica M. Floyd traces this archetype from the eighteenth century through the post-Stonewall era, revealing how the sailor became a canvas for fantasies of gender and sexual ambiguity. At the heart of the book lies a deep interrogation of cultural desire—a fascination with the sailor’s paradoxical role as both agent and object, stable figure and shapeshifter. Navigating the complex waters of masculinity, queerness, and iconography, The Sons of Neptune brings into focus a ubiquitous yet understudied figure whose legacy still ripples through literature, art, and cultural history.

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Brand: University Press of Mississippi
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1496862449
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 May 2026
Listed Since: 30 August 2025

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