Hypermasculinities in the Contemporary Novel
Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Men&, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | Josef Benson | ISBN: | 9781442237612 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | July 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Josef Benson |
| ISBN: | 9781442237612 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | July 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Defined by violence, racism, sexism, and homophobia that originated on the American frontier and transformed into a definition of “ideal” masculinity, the protagonists in these postwar American novels fail to perpetuate these hypermasculinities—and instead represent an ironic heroism that emerges in the narratives.
This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Defined by violence, racism, sexism, and homophobia that originated on the American frontier and transformed into a definition of “ideal” masculinity, the protagonists in these postwar American novels fail to perpetuate these hypermasculinities—and instead represent an ironic heroism that emerges in the narratives.
