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Aging masculinity in the American novel
- Title
- Aging masculinity in the American novel / Alex Hobbs.
- Author
- Hobbs, Alex, 1980-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-9910 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xxiii, 171 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Drawing on literary examples, this book helps readers better understand the full range of issues that older men face--from legacy and loss to health issues and grace. Looking at how older men's lives are documented in American fiction, the author examines works by some of the most important names in contemporary literature including Don DeLillo, Jonathan Franzen, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson, Philip Roth, Jane Smiley, Anne Tyler, and John Updike"--
- Series Statement
- Contemporary American literature
- Uniform Title
- Contemporary American literature (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The wider cultural context. America's aging population: statistics; A prejudice of aging; Music; Film; Television -- Late writing. John Updike; Philip Roth; Don Delillo; Cormac McCarthy -- Anticipating old age. Paul Auster; Richard Powers; Ethan Canin; Jonathan Franzen -- Female-authored grandfathers and grouches. Jane Smiley; Marilynne Robinson; Anne Tyler -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-9910
- ISBN
- 9781442266780
- 1442266783
- LCCN
- 2016003848
- OCLC
- 938385565
- Author
- Hobbs, Alex, 1980- author.
- Title
- Aging masculinity in the American novel / Alex Hobbs.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Contemporary American literatureContemporary American literature (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hobbs, Alex, 1980- author. Aging masculinity in the American novel. Lanham, Maryland. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442266797 (DLC) 2016011076
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-9910