Murdering masculinities : fantasies of gender and violence in the American crime novel

Murdering masculinities fantasies of gender and violence in the American crime novel

Though American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes and limiting ideas of masculinity, Greg Forter maintains that they are instead psychologically complex and sophisticated works that demand closer attention. Eschewing the synthetic methodologies of earlier work on c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Forter, Greg (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2000.
New York, NY : [2000]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Sexual cultures.
Materias:
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Psychoanalysis and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > Male authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Masculinity in literature.
Criminals in literature.
Violence in literature.
Fantasy in literature.
Crime in literature.
Men in literature.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Hardboiled Masochism: The Corpse in Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key; 2 Deadly Is the Female Animal: Smell in James Cain's Serenade; 3 The Apocalypse of Male Vision: Vomit in William Faulkner's Sanctuary; 4 The Killer in Me Is the Killer in You: Violent Voice in Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280; 5 The Waste of White Masculinity: Excrement in Chester Himes's Blind Man with a Pistol; Afterword; Notes; Index; About the Author

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