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Hard-boiled Masculinities
Christopher Breu
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Description for Hard-boiled Masculinities
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
The persona of the American male in the period between the two world wars was characterized by physical strength, emotional detachment, aggressive behavior, and an amoral worldview. This ideal of a hard-boiled masculinity can be seen in the pages and, even more vividly, on the covers of magazines such as Black Mask, which shifted from Victorian-influenced depictions of men in top hats and mustaches in the early 1920s to the portrayal of much more overtly violent and muscular men.
Looking closely at this transformation, Christopher Breu offers a complex account of how and why hard-boiled masculinity emerged during an ... Read more
The persona of the American male in the period between the two world wars was characterized by physical strength, emotional detachment, aggressive behavior, and an amoral worldview. This ideal of a hard-boiled masculinity can be seen in the pages and, even more vividly, on the covers of magazines such as Black Mask, which shifted from Victorian-influenced depictions of men in top hats and mustaches in the early 1920s to the portrayal of much more overtly violent and muscular men.
Looking closely at this transformation, Christopher Breu offers a complex account of how and why hard-boiled masculinity emerged during an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816644346
SKU
V9780816644346
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About Christopher Breu
Christopher Breu is assistant professor of English at Illinois State University.
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