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UNINA9910455689903321 |
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Autore |
Forter Greg |
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Titolo |
Murdering masculinities [[electronic resource] ] : fantasies of gender and violence in the American crime novel / / Greg Forter |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-2871-5 |
0-8147-2818-9 |
0-585-42491-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Detective and mystery stories, American - History and criticism |
Psychoanalysis and literature - United States - History - 20th century |
American fiction - Male authors - History and criticism |
American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
Masculinity in literature |
Criminals in literature |
Violence in literature |
Fantasy in literature |
Crime in literature |
Men in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-259) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Hardboiled Masochism: The Corpse in Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key; 2 Deadly Is the Female Animal: Smell in James Cain's Serenade; 3 The Apocalypse of Male Vision: Vomit in William Faulkner's Sanctuary; 4 The Killer in Me Is the Killer in You: Violent Voice in Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280; 5 The Waste of White Masculinity: Excrement in Chester Himes's Blind Man with a Pistol; Afterword; Notes; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Though American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes and limiting ideas of masculinity, Greg Forter maintains that they are instead psychologically complex and |
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