UID:
almafu_9961152452902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (389 p.)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
3-8394-1161-0
Serie:
Cultural Studies 35
Inhalt:
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.
Inhalt:
»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
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter 1 Table of Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 Preface 9 Introduction: The Structure of Feeling in the 1990s 19 Changing Narratives - Changing Societies 39 Confessional Writing: The (Re)Construction of a Literary Genre 81 Cultural Studies and Popular Culture: Struggling with a Problem Child 117 Introduction 155 Structures of Obsessions 159 Structures of Non-Commitments 235 Structures of Prolonged Adolescence 275 Conclusion 339 Epilogue: The Lad Lit Project 345 Appendix: Interview with Nick Hornby 357 Bibliography 369
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 3-8376-1161-2
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Anglistik
DOI:
10.14361/9783839411612
