Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-303) and index.
Contents
Nineteenth-Century formulations of masculinity and realism: the body of Edwin Forrest -- the Battle cry of peace and the spectacle of realism -- African American realism: Oscar Micheaux, autobiography, and the ambiguity of Black male desire -- Manhatta: A national self-portrait -- The queer frontier: Vincente Minnelli's Cabin in the sky.