ENGLISH

Action Figures: Men, Action Films, and Contemporary Adventure Narratives

By Mark Gallagher

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403970122, 9781403970121, 9781403977236
LCC
PN1995.9.A3 G35 2006
Open Library ID
OL22729712M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1332594 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
240\241
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and adventure literature? How do men and women respond to iconic screen stars such as Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve McQueen, and Charlton Heston? Action genres have been Hollywood's most profitable global exports for most of its history, their male heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. Bestselling literary thrillers, from The Hunt for Red October to Into Thin Air, have also contributed markedly to popular understandings of male activity. Action Figures takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts

Similar books