Hero and Anti-hero in the American Football Novel: Changing Conceptions of Masculinity from the 19th Century to the 21st Century

Authors

Donald L. Deardorff, Cedarville UniversityFollow

School or Department

English, Literature, and Modern Languages

Files

Publisher's Note

Excerpt used by permission of The Edwin Mellen Press

Description

This book examines the rise and evolution of the football narrative, from 1870 to the present, in order to analyze and define the process by which American men have sought to fashion masculine identity over the last century. The author uses the athletic hero as a representative of a larger number of templates or centers (the religious man, the business tycoon, the family man, the rebel, etc.), many of which have been used by various men to make meaning of their lives.

ISBN

077345554X

Publication Date

2006

Publisher

Edwin Mellen Press

City

Lewiston, NY

Disciplines

American Popular Culture | Creative Writing | Modern Literature

Recommended Citation

Deardorff, Donald L., "Hero and Anti-hero in the American Football Novel: Changing Conceptions of Masculinity from the 19th Century to the 21st Century" (2006). Faculty Books. 63.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/faculty_books/63