Anxious Men: Masculinity in American Fiction of the Mid-Twentieth Century

Clive Baldwin

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2020

Anxious Men

Masculinity in American Fiction of the Mid-Twentieth Century

Clive Baldwin

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474423885

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Explores representations of men and masculinity in American fiction published after the Second World War

Offers readings of a wide selection of postwar American novels from 1945 to the mid-1950s, including canonical works, from the unique perspective of their representation of male identity
Provides rich comparative insights through analysis of fiction by writers of diverse race, class and sexuality
Demonstrates how gender theory generates insights into the constitution of American masculinity in fiction

Focusing on a complex and contentious period that was formative in shaping American society and culture in the twentieth century, this book sheds new light on the ways in which fiction engaged with contemporary notions of masculinity. It draws on gender theory and analysis of writers from diverse backgrounds of race, class and sexuality to provide rich comparative insights into the constitution of American masculinity in fiction. The extensive range of novels considered includes fresh analyses of key authors such as James Baldwin, Truman Capote, Patricia Highsmith, Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer, Ann Petry, J. D. Salinger and Gore Vidal.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Introduction: Anxiety, Conformity and Masculinity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 ‘Organization Man’, Domestic Ideology and Manhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 2 ‘Everything in him had come undone’: Violent Aggression, Courage and Masculine Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
Chapter 3 Representing Sexualities and Gender Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter 4 Identity and Assimilation in Jewish American Fiction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Chapter 5 African American Identity and Masculinity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Works Cited and Consulted Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474423885