Salvific Manhood: James Baldwin's Novelization of Male Intimacy Contributor(s): Gibson, Ernest L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496217098 ISBN-13: 9781496217097 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Men's Studies |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 2019008138 |
Series: Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 246 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Salvific Manhood foregrounds the radical power of male intimacy and vulnerability in surveying each of James Baldwin's six novels. Asserting that manhood and masculinity hold the potential for both tragedy and salvation, Ernest L. Gibson III highlights the complex and difficult emotional choices Baldwin's men must make within their varied lives, relationships, and experiences. In Salvific Manhood, Gibson offers a new and compelling way to understand the hidden connections between Baldwin's novels. Thematically daring and theoretically provocative, he presents a queering of salvation, a nuanced approach that views redemption through the lenses of gender and sexuality. |