White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature
White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature charts the late twentieth-century development of reactionary emotions commonly felt by resentful, yet often goodhearted white men. Examining an eclectic array of literary case studies in light
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White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature
White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature
“This book is well-written, compellingly argued, and will contribute a great deal to work in American cultural studies of gender and race, as well as in contemporary fiction more broadly.” —Sally Robinson, Associate Professor of English, Texas A&M University, USA, and author of Marked Men: White Masculinity in Crisis (2000)
Tim Engles
White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature
Tim Engles Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-90459-7 ISBN 978-3-319-90460-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90460-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018940732 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Nikolaevich/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Fig. 1 Everett T.C. Engles surveys another spectacular view
About twelve years ago, I traveled to Alaska with my father, Everett Matisse Engles. He passed away while I was finishing this book, although much more than inopportune timing prompts me to dedicate it to him. I’ve been studying white American masculinity for over a decade now, v
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and considering literary novels in the ways that I do in this book has helped me see anew my father and myself, that trip we took together, and how we felt about it. We rented a car in Anchorage, and over the course of two weeks we drove nearly 4,000 miles, mostly in pursuit of ever-better trout and salmon fishing. We continually marveled as we moved through what struck us as vast, op
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