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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463406003321

Autore

Cortés Jason

Titolo

Macho ethics : masculinity and self-representation in Latino-Caribbean narrative / / Jason Cortés

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Bucknell University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-61148-639-4

1-61148-638-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory

Disciplina

860.9/9729

Soggetti

American literature - Caribbean American authors - History and criticism

American literature - West Indian American authors - History and criticism

Masculinity in literature

Self-perception in literature

Caribbean Americans - Intellectual life

West Indian Americans - Intellectual life

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Macho ethics: authority matters -- Eerie feelings: spectral authority -- The Sarduyan paradox -- The sentimental education -- No home-run hitter or fly bachatero.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Macho Ethics:</span><span> </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Masculinity and Self-Representation in Latino-Caribbean Narrative </span><span>makes a contribution to Latin American literary and cultural studies by scrutinizing heteronormative notions of authority and power in the narrative works of Latino-Caribbean authors. </span></span>