Typical men : the representation of masculinity in popular British cinema
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Bibliographic Information
Typical men : the representation of masculinity in popular British cinema
（Cinema and society series）
I.B. Tauris, 2003, c2001
New ed
- : pbk
Available at 7 libraries
Note
Revision of the author's thesis
Originally published in 2001
Bibliography: p. [225]-235
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Typical Men" provides a history of masculinity in British films from World War II onwards. It explores in detail the changing nature of the dominant male cultural types: the debonair gentleman; the Byronic hero; the Angry Young Man; the delinquent; the maladjusted veteran; villains; and comic fools. The text contains fresh interpretations of key films including "In Which We Serve", "They Made Me a Fugitive", "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" and the "Bond" films. It also provides stimulating commentary on the performances of important male stars such as James Mason, Kenneth More, Sean Connery, and Michael Caine.
Table of Contents
- The war years
- the twilight of the English gentleman
- heroes of modernity - civilian professionals
- the action adventurer
- the everyman
- fools and rogues
- criminals - spivs, delinquents and gangsters
- rebel males
- damaged men
- contemporary types.
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