Leading with the Chin: Writing American Masculinities in Esquire, 1960-1989

by Brad Congdon

Book Overview

Leading with the Chin focuses on the Esquire writings of James Baldwin, Truman Capote, Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Norman Mailer, and Tim O'Brien to examine how these authors negotiated important shifts in American masculinity. Using the works of these six authors as case studies, Leading with the Chin argues that Esquire permitted writers to confront national fantasies of American masculinity as they were impacted by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487522169
• ISBN13: 9781487522162
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher