Lad Trouble : : Masculinity and Identity in the British Male Confessional Novel of the 1990s / / Andrea Ochsner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter transcript Backlist eBook Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ochsner, Andrea,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2015]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Language: English
• Series: Cultural Studies ; 35
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (388 p.)

In the 1990s, the male confessional novel, most prominently represented by Nick Hornby (»High Fidelity«), but also by writers such as Tim Lott (»White City Blue«) and Mike Gayle (»My Legendary Girlfriend«), articulated the structure of feeling of the male generation in their late twenties/early-to-mid-thirties.The book presents the advent of the male confessional novel in a fresh and yet critical light, challenging the feminist claim that the genre should be understood as a backlash against feminism and a relapse into sexism. By applying an eclectic theoretical framework, ranging from Raymond Williams to Anthony Giddens, Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, the study illustrates why the male confessional novel is too complex a phenomenon to be solely interpreted in terms of retrosexism. It convincingly shows how the multitude of postmodern gender scripts adds to the crisis of identity and to the problematic nature of clearly defined gender relationships.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: The Structure of Feeling in the 1990s -- PART I: THEORY AND CONTEXT -- Changing Narratives – Changing Societies -- Confessional Writing: The (Re)Construction of a Literary Genre -- Cultural Studies and Popular Culture: Struggling with a Problem Child -- PART II: WRITING IDENTITY IN THE MALE CONFESSIONAL NOVEL -- Introduction -- Structures of Obsessions -- Structures of Non-Commitments -- Structures of Prolonged Adolescence -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Lad Lit Project -- Appendix: Interview with Nick Hornby -- Bibliography