UID:
almahu_9949385990902882
Format:
1 online resource (vi, 207 pages)
ISBN:
9780367437923
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0367437929
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9781000054538
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1000054535
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9781000054491
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1000054497
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9781000054514
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1000054519
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in contemporary literature ; 46
Content:
Masculinities in Austrian Contemporary Literature: Strategic Evasion shows the important contribution that literature can make to the understanding of masculinities, by offering insights into the mental structures of hegemonic masculinity. It argues that while there is evidence of frustrating hegemonic masculinities, contemporary Austrian literature offers few positive images of alternative masculinity. The texts simultaneously criticize and present fantasies of hegemonic masculinity and as such provide a space for ambiguity and evasion. While providing readers with an in-depth study of the works of the authors Daniel Kehlmann, Doron Rabinovici and Arno Geiger, Matthias Eck elaborates the concept of strategic evasion. In order to bridge the gap between the ideal of masculinity and reality the male characters adopt two strategies of evasion: evasion to hide a softer and gentler side, and evasion into a world of fantasy where they pretend to live up to the ideal of hegemonic masculinity.
Note:
Introduction -- 1. Daniel Kehlmann : Fictitious hegemonic masculinity -- 2. Doron Rabinovici : Playing identity games -- 3. Arno Geiger : New men? Towards a strategic passive, and a caring masculinity -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Eck, Matthias. Masculinities in Austrian contemporary literature. New York, NY : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 ISBN 0367437910
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Literary criticism.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Literary criticism.
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Critiques littéraires.
DOI:
10.4324/9780367437923
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367437923
