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02868aam a2200373 i 4500 001 57E1E97E8E9811EAB83BD64B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200505011818 008 191017t20202020nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019048038 020 $a 0367441462 020 $a 9780367441463 035 $a (OCoLC)1140353245 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR888 V54 M37 2020 100 1 $a MartiÌn, Sara $q (MartiÌn Alegre) $e author. 245 10 $a Masculinity and patriarchal villainy in the British novel : $b from Hitler to Voldemort / $c Sara MartiÌn. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Routledge, $c 2020. 300 $a 238 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; $v 109 520 $a "Masculinity and Patriarchal Villainy in the British Novel: From Hitler to Voldemort sits at the intersection of literary studies and masculinity studies, arguing that the villain in many works of contemporary British fiction, is a patriarchal figure that embodies an excess of patriarchal power that needs to be controlled by the hero. The villains' stories are enactments of empowerment fantasies and cautionary tales against abusing patriarchal power. While providing readers with in-depth studies of some of the most popular contemporary fiction villains, Sara Martin Alegre shows how current representations of the villain are not only measured against previous literary characters but also against the real-life figure of the archvillain Adolf Hitler"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction. Defining the Patriarchal Villain -- Adolf Hitler: The Threat of Absolute Villainy -- Big Brother and O'Brien: The Mystique of Power and the Reproduction of Patriarchal Masculinity -- Morgoth and Sauron: The Problem of Recurring Villainy -- Steerpike: Gormenghast's Angry Young Man -- Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Larger Than Life: The Villain in the James Bond Series -- Richard Onslow Roper and the Labyrinth of Monstrosities: John le CarreÌ's Post-Cold War Villains -- Michael Dobb's Francis Urquhart Trilogy: Democracy at Risk -- Big Ger Cafferty, Crime Boss: The Constant Struggle to Retain Power -- Voldemort and the Limits of Dark Magic: Self-empowerment as Self-destruction -- Conclusions. 650 0 $a Villains in literature. 650 0 $a English fiction $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a English fiction $y 21st century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Patriarchy in literature. 650 0 $a Masculinity in literature. 830 0 $a Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature; $v 109. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220602013548.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=57E1E97E8E9811EAB83BD64B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search