Masculinity in Male-Authored Fiction, 1950-2000

Keeping it Up

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

AvA. Ferrebe

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Tracing the influence of masculinity on fictional form and theme through an era of dizzying social change, this timely new book conducts a close analysis of English novels selected for contrasting definitions of the male gender, from the allegedly Angry Young Men to the contemporary confessions of Nick Hornby.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-01-01
Mått140 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt312 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor221
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349523030

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Acknowledgements PART 1: INTRODUCTION Reading: Resisting Resistance Defining Masculinity (/-ies?) The Masculine Self PART 2: THE CONSOLATIONS OF CONFORMITY An Empirical Example (Middle-) Classless Aspirations Addressivity, Anxiety and Influence Good, Clean, Rational Fun 'Part-of-a-spending-spree and good-fun-for-all-concerned The Male Text? PART 3: THE CONTRADICTIONS OF PHILOSOPHY Outside the Hero A Mssculine Philosophy? Choosing to be Born The Essentialist Existentialist The Masculine Gaze PART 4: NON-CONFORMITY AND THE SIXTIES It Came From Inner Space In Sickness, Not in Health Writing the Male Body A Teenage Ball A Rational Rebellion PART 5: CREDIT FOR CONFESSION The Anti-Masculine Text The Women's Decades? Confessional Increments Hitting and Telling Ladlit The Daddy of Ladlit PART 6: CONCLUSIONS - READING TO BELIE THE BINARY Endnotes Bibliography Index