Beards and masculinity in American literature / Peter Ferry.

"Beards and Masculinity in American Literature is a pioneering study of the symbolic power of the beard in the history of American writing. This book covers the entire breadth of American writing - from 18th century American newspapers and periodicals through the 19th and 20th centuries to recent co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferry, Peter (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature.
Subjects:
American literature > History and criticism.
Beards in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
American literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:viii, 180 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The barbershop in American literature
  • The need for a shave: beards in masculinity in Ernest Hemingway's fiction
  • The Bards and their beards: Walt Whitman's "Beard Full of Butterflies" in the poetry of Federico García Lorca and Allen Ginsberg
  • The beard, masculinity, and the other in the Post-9/11 novel.