Description |
xi, 225 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
1. Setting the Scene: Masculinity, Jealousy and Contemporary Culture -- Pt. I. The Psycho-Cultural Shaping of Masculine Jealousy -- 2. Psychoanalytic Understandings of Masculinity and Jealousy -- 3. Theories of Masculinity, Cinema, Spectatorship and the Jealous Gaze -- 4. Analysing Jealousy Texts from a Psycho-Cultural Perspective -- Pt. II. Masculine Jealousy in the Movies -- 5. Taxi Driver: The Psychopathic Hero and the Rescue Romance: How Jealousy Drives the Narrative Along (M. Scorsese, USA, 1976) -- 6. Michael Douglas: Envy, Greed and Jealous Desire in A Perfect Murder (A. Davis, USA, 1998) -- 7. Englishness, Nation and Masculine Jealousy in The End Of The Affair (N. Jordan, USA/UK, 1999) -- 8. The Piano:A Feminine Narrative of Masculine Jealousies (J. Campion, Australia/New Zealand, 1993) -- 9. Unfaithful: A Tale of Female Infidelity and the Jealousy of a Good Husband (A. Lyne, USA, 2002) -- 10. Conclusion: Towards an Understanding of Masculinity, Jealousy and Cinema -- Appendix. Case Study Film Synopses |
Summary |
"This book provides new insights into the relationship between masculinity and jealousy in contemporary Hollywood cinema. It argues that jealousy has played a key role in the psycho-cultural shaping of Western masculinities and male fantasy, and provides a compelling overview of how these ideas can be used to understand debates around the perceived losses and insecurities of masculinities today."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Filmography |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Jealousy in motion pictures -- Case studies.
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Jealousy in motion pictures.
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Masculinity in motion pictures -- Case studies.
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Masculinity in motion pictures.
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Men in motion pictures -- Case studies.
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Men in motion pictures.
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Men -- Psychology.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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LC no. |
2007016447 |
ISBN |
1403986215 (hbk.) |
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9781403986214 (hbk.) |
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