ABSTRACT

Through the examination of a range of literary and cinematic texts, from William Wyler's classic The Best Years of Our Lives to the novels of Henry James, Silverman offers a bold new look at masculinities which deviate from the social norm.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part |109 pages

Ideology and Masculinity

chapter 1|37 pages

The Dominant Fiction

chapter 2|70 pages

Historical Trauma and Male Subjectivity

part |59 pages

The Gaze and the Look

part |114 pages

Masochism

part |92 pages

Libidinal Politics