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xii, 229 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ Language teachers lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college administrators lcdgt |
| Series |
Expanding frontiers: interdisciplinary approaches to studies of women, gender, and sexuality |
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Expanding frontiers.
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| Note |
Extensive and substantial revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012, titled In search of the fraternal : salvific manhood and male intimacy in the novels of James Baldwin. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Salvific Manhood reimagines the complexities of human brotherhood and masculinity by examining distinct iterations of male intimacy within all of James Baldwin's novels"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction : in search of the fraternal -- Wrestling for salvation : denial, longing, and the beauty of brotherhood in Go tell it on the mountain -- Flight, freedom, and abjection : fractured manhood and tragic love in Giovanni's room -- Alone in the absurd : the trope of tragic black manhood in Another country -- Theatrics of mask-ulinity : radical male intimacy and black power in Tell me how long the train's been gone -- Concrete jungles and the carceral : exploring confinement and imprisonment in If Beale Street could talk -- Conclusion : somewhere in that wreckage. |
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Men in literature.
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African American men in literature.
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Masculinity in literature.
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Brotherliness in literature.
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Intimacy (Psychology) in literature.
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American fiction -- African American authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. (OCoLC)fst00038941
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American fiction -- African American authors.
(OCoLC)fst00807049
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African American men in literature. (OCoLC)fst00799257
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Brotherliness in literature. (OCoLC)fst00839664
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Intimacy (Psychology) in literature. (OCoLC)fst00977725
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Masculinity in literature. (OCoLC)fst01011040
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Men in literature. (OCoLC)fst01016054
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1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Literary criticism. (OCoLC)fst01986215
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Literary criticism.
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| ISBN |
9781496217097 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1496217098 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781496217912 electronic book |
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9781496217929 electronic book |
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9781496217936 electronic book |
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