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Masculinity and the paradox of violence in American fiction, 1950-75 /

Masculinity and the Paradox of Violence in American Fiction, 1950-1975 explores the intersections of violence, masculinity, and racial and ethnic tension in America as it is depicted in the fiction of Richard Wright, Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow, James Baldwin and Philip Roth. Maggie McKinley reconsid...

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Main Author:	McKinley, Maggie (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2015.
Subjects:	American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Masculinity in literature. Violence in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American. LITERARY CRITICISM / General.

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