From Wiseguys to Wise Men - Gardaphe, Fred
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"From Wiseguys to Wise Men" studies the cultural figure of the gangster, and explores its social function in the construction and projection of masculinity in the United States. From Francis Ford Coppola to Martin Scorsese, Gardaphe investigates the role of the gangster in their films, as well as the literature of such great Italian American writers as Mario Puzo and Gay Talese. Gardaphe shows how the gangster can be seen as a 'trickster' figure and how the gangster has served as that figure in American culture by showing what is and is not authentically American. It is not American to speak a…mehr

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"From Wiseguys to Wise Men" studies the cultural figure of the gangster, and explores its social function in the construction and projection of masculinity in the United States. From Francis Ford Coppola to Martin Scorsese, Gardaphe investigates the role of the gangster in their films, as well as the literature of such great Italian American writers as Mario Puzo and Gay Talese. Gardaphe shows how the gangster can be seen as a 'trickster' figure and how the gangster has served as that figure in American culture by showing what is and is not authentically American. It is not American to speak a language other than English. It is not American to use violence to secure business deals. It is not American to have both a mistress and a wife and family. By looking at the cultural icon of the gangster through the lens of gender and masculinity, "From Wiseguys to Wise Men" presents new insights into material that has been part of American culture for close to 100 years.
First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Autorenporträt
Fred L. Gardaphe directs the Italian-American Studies Program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is author of Italian Signs, American Streets:The Evolution of Italian American Narrative, Leaving Little Italy: Essaying Italian American Culture, DagoesRead: Tradition and the Italian/American Writer, and Moustache Pete is Dead!: Italian/American Oral TraditionPreserved in Print.