Typical Men by Andrew Spicer
Typical Men is the first history of masculinity in film from the Second World War to the 1990s. It explores in detail the changing nature of the dominant male cultural types: the debonair gentleman, the Byronic hero, the Angry Young Man, the delinquent, the maladjusted veteran, villains and comic fools. Typical Men gives detailed readings of key films including In Which We Serve, They Made Me a Fugitive, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and From Russia With Love and investigates the performances of important male stars such as James Mason, Kenneth More, Sean Connery and Michael Caine to produce a fresh interpretation of male roles. The book brings the story up-to-date by describing the recent evolution of British films.
'One of the greatest strengths of Typical Men is its ability to dramatise the rise and fall, plenitude and exhaustion, of versions of masculinity in relation to the dynamics of social historyThe detail within the broad overview is rich and fascinating.' -Bruce Babington, Journal of Popular British Cinema
Andrew Spicer is Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture at the University of the West of England and Award Leader for MA Film Studies and European Cinema. He has published widely on aspects of British cinema.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860645631 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860645631 |
| Title | Typical Men |
| Author | Andrew Spicer |
| Series | Cinema And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2001-04-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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