Lad Trouble - Masculinity and Identity in the British Male Confessional Novel of the 1990s (Paperback)

In the 1990s, the male confessional novel, most prominently represented by Nick Hornby "(High Fidelity), " but also by writers such as Tim Lott "(White City Blue)" and Mike Gayle "(My Legendary Girlfriend), " articulated the structure of feeling of the male generation in their late twenties/early-to-mid-thirties. Ochsner presents the advent of the male confessional novel in a fresh and yet critical light, challenging the feminist claim that the genre should be understood as a backlash against feminism and a relapse into sexism. By applying an eclectic theoretical framework, ranging from Raymond Williams to Anthony Giddens to Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, the study illustrates why the male confessional novel is too complex a phenomenon to be solely interpreted in terms of retrosexism. It convincingly shows how the multitude of postmodern gender scripts adds to the crisis of identity and to the problematic nature of clearly defined gender relationships.

General

Imprint:	Transcript Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Cultural Studies
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Andrea Ochsner
Dimensions:	133 x 230 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	388
ISBN-13:	978-3-8376-1161-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Promotions
LSN:	3-8376-1161-2
Barcode:	9783837611618

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