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Masculinity and the paradox of violence in American fiction, 1950-75
- Title
- Masculinity and the paradox of violence in American fiction, 1950-75 / Maggie McKinley.
- Author
- McKinley, Maggie
- Publication
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc., 2015.
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Details
- Description
- 204 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Masculinity and the Paradox of Violence in American Fiction, 1950-1975 explores the intersections of violence, masculinity, and racial and ethnic tension in America as it is depicted in the fiction of Richard Wright, Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow, James Baldwin, and Philip Roth. Maggie McKinley reconsiders the longstanding association between masculinity and violence, locating a problematic paradox within works by these writers: as each author figures violence as central to the establishment of a liberated masculine identity, the use of this violence often reaffirms many constricting and emasculating cultural myths and power structures that the authors and their protagonists are seeking to overturn"--
- "An examination of the relationship between violence and masculinity in works by Richard Wright, Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow, James Baldwin, and Philip Roth, highlighting the inherent paradox whereby masculinity in this fiction is both asserted and undermined by acts of aggression"--
- Subjects
- American fiction
- Violence in literature
- 1900-1999
- Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique
- LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American
- LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General
- LITERARY CRITICISM > General
- Masculinity in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index.
- Contents
- Multiple Masculinities and the Momentum of Violence in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man -- Existentialism, Violence, and Racial Identity: The Shape of Masculinity in Richard Wright's The Outsider and The Long Dream -- Violent Liberation and Racialized Masculinities: Norman Mailer's "The White Negro" and An American Dream -- From Herzog to Sammler: Saul Bellow's Meditations on Masculinity, Modernity, and Violence -- Desire, Violence, and Masculine Anxiety in Baldwin's Giovanni's Room and Another Country -- "A grueling and gratifying ethical life": Manhood, Morality, and Violence in Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint and My Life as a Man.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-3343
- ISBN
- 9781628924817
- 1628924810
- 9781501326479
- 1501326473
- LCCN
- 2014041030
- OCLC
- 889524227
- Author
- McKinley, Maggie, author.
- Title
- Masculinity and the paradox of violence in American fiction, 1950-75 / Maggie McKinley.
- Publisher
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc., 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-3343