- Title
- Masculinity (De-) Construction and the Inner Strength Motif in John Irvin s Hemingway s Garden of Eden
- Author/Creator
- Dennis B. Ledden
- Publication Details
- Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Vol.35(4), pp.397-417
- Annotation
- Study of Irvin s 2010 film adaptation foregrounding the war-traumatized David s reaching within himself for the masculine strength necessary to withstand the equally traumatized Catherine s attacks on his masculinity as she seeks fulfillment through control of his creative achievements. Ledden examines the film act by act, discussing the couple s identity and sexual experimentations, relationship with Marita, Marita s role in fostering David s inner strength, and the significance of the Africa narrative in preserving David s masculine, patriarchal identity.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015132473903691
Journal article
Masculinity (De-) Construction and the Inner Strength Motif in John Irvin s Hemingway s Garden of Eden
Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Vol.35(4), pp.397-417
2018
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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