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Overview"Beards and Masculinity in American Literature is a pioneering study of the symbolic power of the beard in the history of American writing. This book covers the entire breadth of American writing – from 18th century American newspapers and periodicals through the 19th and 20th centuries to recent contemporary engagements with the beard and masculinity. With chapters focused on the barber and the barbershop in American writing, the ""need for a shave"" in Ernest Hemingway’s fiction, Whitman’s beard as a sanctuary for poets reaching out to the bearded bard, and the contemporary re-engagement with the beard as a symbol of Otherness in post-9/11 fiction, Beards and Masculinity in American Literature underlines the symbolic power of facial hair in key works of American writing." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Ferry (University of Cordoba, Spain)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.349kg ISBN: 9780367499181ISBN 10: 0367499185 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 31 May 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Ferry's study provides the first compelling history of the beard as a symbol of masculinity in US literature. After reading the book, your look at men's beards will never be the same again!"" -- Jose Armengol, University of Castilla- La Mancha" Ferry's study provides the first compelling history of the beard as a symbol of masculinity in US literature. After reading the book, your look at men's beards will never be the same again! -- Jose Armengol, University of Castilla- La Mancha Author InformationDr. Peter Ferry is Associate Professor of English at the University of Stavanger, Norway, where he teaches 19th, 20th, and 21st Century Literature. His research focuses primarily on representations of gender and masculinity in American Literature alongside a continuing curiosity in the flâneur in American writing. Previous publications on these research interests are headed by Masculinity in Contemporary New York Fiction (Routledge 2015). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |