Leslie Fiedler : critic, provocateur, pop culture guru / Prem Kumari Srivastava.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Srivastava, Prem Kumari, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiedler, Leslie A--Criticism and interpretation.

Fiedler, Leslie A.

Criticism--United States.

Criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leslie Fiedler (1917-2003), a controversial literary critic, was one of the first critics of popular culture as well as an early proponent of queer theory. This book traces the evolution of this larger-than-life figure through an extensive examination of his works. Beginning with his homoerotic reading of the relationship between Jim and Huck Finn in the Mark Twain novel, this book covers how his many contributions have been provocative, outrageous, novel, and enduring.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Fiedler's Credo: Literary and Critical; Socio- political and Pedagogical; 2. Comradeship, Male Bonding or...?: Re- readings and Re-evaluations; 3. Integration of the "Other": Indians, Jews, Blacks, Freaks and...; 4. Toward Popular Culture: Establishment of a Pop Guru; 5. Perspectives of the "Other": Postcolonial and Feminist Readings; Conclusion: ""Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Fiedler Honey!""; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0590-4