Old-Fashioned Modernism : Rural Masculinity and Midwestern Literature /

"The Midwest holds two conflicting positions in the American cultural imagination, both of which rob the region of its distinctiveness. Often, it is seen as the "heartland," a pastoral ideal standing in for all of American culture. Alternatively, the Midwest can represent "flyove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oler, Andy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mittlerer Westen > Motiv
Männlichkeit > Motiv
Literatur
Masculinity in literature.
Literature.
American literature.
Intellectual life.
Masculinite dans la litterature.
American literature > Middle West > History and criticism.
Mittlerer Westen
Middle West.
Midwest (États-Unis) > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siecle.
Midwest (États-Unis) > Dans la litterature.
Middle West > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Middle West > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Masculinity and Midwestern modernism
  • Manufacturing rural modernity: The "Vast Energy" of Midwestern Masculinity
  • "The Rustic Dream": Gender Norms, Rural Time, and the Modern Countryside
  • "Where People and Things Wear Out": Masculine Fatigue and the Great Plains Farm Novel
  • "A Dreamy-Eyed Boy": Chicago, Race Records, and Regional Black Masculinity
  • Conclusion: Contemporary Manhood and the Entrepreneurial Midwest.

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