Format:
Online-Ressource (xix, 244 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0415946476
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0415946484
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9780415946483
Content:
As the real American gangsters of yesterday recede into the history books, their iconic figures loom larger than ever. From Wiseguys to Wise Men studies the cultural figure of the gangster, and explores its social function in the construction and projection of masculinity in the United States. Gardaphe shows how the gangster can be seen as a 'trickster' figure. The trickster figure exists in many cultures and serves as a model of improper behavior. The gangster has served as that figure in American culture by showing what is and is not authentically American. It is not American to speak a lang
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-236) and index
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FROM WISEGUYS TO WISE MENThe Gangster and Italian American Masculinities; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: Romancing the Gangster; Chapter 1 Origins of an Archetype; Chapter 2 The Gangster as Culture Hero: Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola; Part II: Realizing the Gangster; Chapter 3 The Truth about Gangsters: Gay Talese and Ben Morreale; Chapter 4 Rough Boys: The Gangsters of Martin Scorsese and Michael Cimino; Part III: Reinventing the Gangster; Chapter 5 Queering the Gangster: Giose Rimanelli and Frank Lentricchia
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Chapter 6 Female Masculinity and the Gangster: Louisa ErmelinoChapter 7 The Gangster as Public Intellectual: Anthony Valerio and Don DeLillo; Chapter 8 Fresh Garbage: The Gangster as Today's Trickster - David Chase and Tony Ardizzone; Part IV: Looking for a Few New Men; Chapter 9 New Directions in Italian-American Manhood; Chapter 10 From Macho to Zero: Redesigning Italian-American Masculinities; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe From Wise Guys to Wise Men : The Gangster and Italian American Masculinities
Language:
English
