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Manhood: A Journey from Childhood into the Fierce Order of Virility

The state of being man as a human being.
He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.
State of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
A strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.
The qualities ascribed to manliness; courage; bravery; resolve.
The male genitalia.
Men considered as a group.

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-'''''Manhood: A Journey from Childhood into the Fierce Order of Virility''''' is a book by French writer [[Michel Leiris]], written in the early 1930s, first published as  ''L'Âge d'homme'' in [[1939]]. It was translated from French by [[Richard Howard]] in 1992. [[Susan Sontag]] dedicated a chapter to it in ''[[Against Interpretation]]''. The painting on the cover of this edition i(ISBN 0226471411) is by Northern Renaissance painter [[Lucas Cranach]].
+:''[[Manhood: A Journey from Childhood into the Fierce Order of Virility]]''
+# The state of being man as a [[human being]].
-"Although initially unsuccessful, it attracted considerable attention after World War II. ''Manhood'' told of Mr. Leiris's feelings of [[inadequacy]], his [[sexual fantasies]], his [[hypochondria]], and what he saw as his [[physical ugliness]] and his [[cowardice]]." (Dennis Cooper, 2008)
+#: ''He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.''
+# State of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
+#: ''A strapping youth poised on the brink of '''manhood'''.''
+# The qualities ascribed to [[manliness]]; [[courage]]; [[bravery]]; [[resolve]].
+# The male [[genitalia]].
+# Men considered as a group.
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