Masculine Jealousy and Contemporary Cinema

by Candida Yates

Book Overview

This study provides new insights into the link between masculinity and jealousy through a study of representations of male jealousy in modern Hollywood cinema. It argues, through examples of films and their reception in the press, that male jealousy has played a key role in the psychocultural shaping of Western masculinities and male fantasy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349540676
• ISBN13: 9781349540679
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"