Book contents
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Influences
- Part II Form and Genre
- Part III Political Contexts
- Part IV Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
- Part V Gender and Sexuality
- Part VI Profiles and Literary Biographies
- Part VII Mailer’s Legacy
- Chapter 30 Literary Activism
- Chapter 31 Mailer in Translation
- Chapter 32 Letters
- Chapter 33 Mailer Studies in the Twenty-First Century
- Chapter 34 Political Resonance
- Afterword
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Afterword
Mailer after #MeToo
from Part VII - Mailer’s Legacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2021
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Book contents
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Influences
- Part II Form and Genre
- Part III Political Contexts
- Part IV Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
- Part V Gender and Sexuality
- Part VI Profiles and Literary Biographies
- Part VII Mailer’s Legacy
- Chapter 30 Literary Activism
- Chapter 31 Mailer in Translation
- Chapter 32 Letters
- Chapter 33 Mailer Studies in the Twenty-First Century
- Chapter 34 Political Resonance
- Afterword
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This afterword considers Mailer’s legacy in the context of the recent #MeToo movement, addressing the difficulties of studying a controversial author in this context, as well as the potential intellectual merits of doing so.
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- Norman Mailer in Context , pp. 384 - 388Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021