Leslie Fiedler : Critic, Provocateur, Pop Culture Guru

Srivastava, Prem Kumari

McFarland & Co Inc（2014/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786463510
• DDC分類 809

Full Description

The controversial Leslie Fiedler (1917-2003) was one of the first critics of popular culture as well as an early proponent of queer theory. This book traces the evolution of this larger-than-life figure through an extensive examination of his works. Beginning with his homoerotic reading of the relationship between Jim and Huck Finn in the Mark Twain novel, this book covers how his many contributions have been provocative, outrageous, novel, and enduring.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chronology

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction

1. Fiedler's Credo: Literary and Critical; ­Socio-political and Pedagogical

2. Comradeship, Male Bonding or...?: ­Re-readings and ­Re-evaluations

3. Integration of the "Other": Indians, Jews, Blacks, Freaks and...

4. Toward Popular Culture: Establishment of a Pop Guru

5. Perspectives of the "Other": Postcolonial and Feminist Readings

Conclusion: Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Fiedler Honey!

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index