03243nam 2200745 450 991079839520332120230126214347.01-4422-6679-1(CKB)3710000000645015(EBL)4503902(OCoLC)944014405(SSID)ssj0001652361(PQKBManifestationID)16427969(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001652361(PQKBWorkID)14925121(PQKB)11110072(PQKBManifestationID)16354185(PQKBWorkID)14925192(PQKB)23268774(MiAaPQ)EBC4503902(DLC) 2016011076(EXLCZ)99371000000064501520160226d2016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAging masculinity in the American novel /Alex HobbsLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2016.1 online resource (197 p.)Contemporary American literatureDescription based upon print version of record.1-4422-6678-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The wider cultural context. America's aging population: statistics; A prejudice of aging; Music; Film; Television -- Late writing. John Updike; Philip Roth; Don Delillo; Cormac McCarthy -- Anticipating old age. Paul Auster; Richard Powers; Ethan Canin; Jonathan Franzen -- Female-authored grandfathers and grouches. Jane Smiley; Marilynne Robinson; Anne Tyler -- Conclusion."Drawing on literary examples, this book helps readers better understand the full range of issues that older men face--from legacy and loss to health issues and grace. Looking at how older men's lives are documented in American fiction, the author examines works by some of the most important names in contemporary literature including Don DeLillo, Jonathan Franzen, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson, Philip Roth, Jane Smiley, Anne Tyler, and John Updike" --Provided by publisher.Contemporary American literature.American fictionHistory and criticism20th centuryAmerican fictionHistory and criticism21st centuryOld age in literatureAging in literatureOlder men in literatureMasculinity in literatureStereotypes (Social psychology)Old agePublic opinionPublic opinionUnited StatesAmerican fictionHistory and criticismAmerican fictionHistory and criticismOld age in literature.Aging in literature.Older men in literature.Masculinity in literature.Stereotypes (Social psychology)Old agePublic opinion.Public opinion813/.50935211Hobbs Alex1980-1489900MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798395203321Aging masculinity in the American novel3710813UNINA