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1 online resource (225 pages) |
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Chiasma ; 17 |
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Chiasma ; 17.
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The Lacanian phallus -- Abjection -- The abject phallus in fiction : Bataille and Adamov -- Abject phalluses, abject penises : Serge Doubrovsky and Michel Houellebecq -- Phallic narrative transvestism : Christiane Rochefort and Christine Angot -- The abject phallus in cinema : Godard, Ferreri, Eustache, Noé, Bonello |
| Summary |
This book addresses representations and constructions of masculinity in crisis in contemporary French culture by way of two important concepts - the phallus (largely but not solely in (a) Lacanian sense(s)) and abjection (Kristeva). Scrutiny of these concepts informs readings of a number of texts - literary (Bataille, Adamov, Doubrovsky, Houellebecq, Rochefort, Angot) and cinematic (Ferreri, Eustache, Godard, Noé, Bonello) - in which the abject phallus is a significant factor. The texts chosen all describe or stage crises of masculinity and mastery in ways that suggest that these supposedly be |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
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Penis in literature.
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Masculinity in literature.
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Gender identity in literature.
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Motion pictures -- France -- History
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Masculinity in motion pictures.
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Gender identity in motion pictures.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
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French literature
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Gender identity in literature
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Gender identity in motion pictures
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Masculinity in literature
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Masculinity in motion pictures
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Motion pictures
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Penis in literature
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France
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
142378913X |
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9781423789130 |
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9401201730 |
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9789401201735 |
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