LEADER 03243nam 2200745 450 001 9910815095203321 005 20230126214347.0 010 $a1-4422-6679-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000645015 035 $a(EBL)4503902 035 $a(OCoLC)944014405 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001652361 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16427969 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001652361 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14925121 035 $a(PQKB)11110072 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16354185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14925192 035 $a(PQKB)23268774 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4503902 035 $a(DLC) 2016011076 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000645015 100 $a20160226d2016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAging masculinity in the American novel /$fAlex Hobbs 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary American literature 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-6678-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $a"Drawing on literary examples, this book helps readers better understand the full range of issues that older men face--from legacy and loss to health issues and grace. Looking at how older men's lives are documented in American fiction, the author examines works by some of the most important names in contemporary literature including Don DeLillo, Jonathan Franzen, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson, Philip Roth, Jane Smiley, Anne Tyler, and John Updike" --$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aContemporary American literature. 606 $aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism$y20th century 606 $aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism$y21st century 606 $aOld age in literature 606 $aAging in literature 606 $aOlder men in literature 606 $aMasculinity in literature 606 $aStereotypes (Social psychology) 606 $aOld age$xPublic opinion 606 $aPublic opinion$zUnited States 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aOld age in literature. 615 0$aAging in literature. 615 0$aOlder men in literature. 615 0$aMasculinity in literature. 615 0$aStereotypes (Social psychology) 615 0$aOld age$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aPublic opinion 676 $a813/.50935211 700 $aHobbs$b Alex$f1980-$01711710 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815095203321 996 $aAging masculinity in the American novel$94103238 997 $aUNINA