Eric Patterson

On Brokeback Mountain

Meditations about Masculinity, Fear, and Love in the Story and the Film

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Produktbeschreibung

On Brokeback Mountain provides accessible, close, and comparative readings of the story and the film, discussing them in relation to the social history of sexual minority men in America. By analyzing the literary and artistic traditions of the homoerotic pastoral, the popular tradition of the Western, and the tradition of the tragic romantic love story, the book explores the American cultural construction of masculinity, friendship, and sexual relationships between men, and the sources and effects of homophobia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 753g
• ISBN-13: 9780739121641
• ISBN-10: 0739121642
• Artikelnr.: 23428438

Autorenporträt

Eric Patterson is associate professor of American Studies and American Literature at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction. About the Book Chapter 2 Prologue. March 5, 2006:
Reactions to Brokeback Mountain Chapter 3 Chapter 1. "A Companion Where
None Had Been Expected": Friendship Chapter 4 Chapter 2. " 'Gun's Goin Off'
" Sex Chapter 5 Chapter 3. "The Rushing Cold of the Mountain": Nature
Chapter 6 Chapter 4. " 'We Do That in the Wrong Place We'll Be Dead' ":
Hatred and Fear Chapter 7 Chapter 5. "Separate and Difficult Lives": Love
Chapter 8 Chapter 6. " 'What We Got Now Is Brokeback Mountain. Everything
Built on That' ": Memory Chapter 9 Chapter 7. "The Pair Like Two Skins, One
Inside the Other, Two in One": Myths of Love