Format:
1 online resource (388 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783839411612
Series Statement:
Cultural Studies 35
Content:
In the 1990s, the male confessional novel, most prominently represented by Nick Hornby (»High Fidelity«), but also by writers such as Tim Lott (»White City Blue«) and Mike Gayle (»My Legendary Girlfriend«), articulated the structure of feeling of the male generation in their late twenties/early-to-mid-thirties. The book presents the advent of the male confessional novel in a fresh and yet critical light, challenging the feminist claim that the genre should be understood as a backlash against feminism and a relapse into sexism. By applying an eclectic theoretical framework, ranging from Raymond Williams to Anthony Giddens, Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, the study illustrates why the male confessional novel is too complex a phenomenon to be solely interpreted in terms of retrosexism. It convincingly shows how the multitude of postmodern gender scripts adds to the crisis of identity and to the problematic nature of clearly defined gender relationships.
Content:
»Mit ›Lad Trouble‹ legt Andrea Ochsner eine sehr breit angelegte Studie vor, die die Konstruktion von Maskulinität in der britischen ›male confessional novel‹ der 1990er überzeugend analysiert und intelligent kontextualisiert.« Anna Beck, KULT_online, 24 (2010) Reviewed in: Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik (ZAA), 58/4 (2010), Elahe Haschemi Yekani IASL online.de, 01.03.2011, Dirk Schulz
Note:
Online resource; title from title screen (viewed May 11, 2021)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783837611618
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783837611618
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
