From Decline to Becoming
Evolving Images of Aging Masculinities in Stephen King’s Mr Mercedes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21390555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Miquel-Baldellou (0000-0002-9002-5679, Universitat de Lleida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 11 Zeszyt specjalny |
| Pages | 71-84 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Roczniki Humanistyczne (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-7707 • E-ISSN: 2544-5200 |
| Publisher | Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.18290/rh247211.6s |
| OpenAlex | W4399386696 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The portrayal of the aging detective in King’s first novel of his trilogy of hard-boiled fiction, Mr Mercedes (2014), brings to the fore the interconnection between the discourses of gender and aging, while it also underscores contemporary reinterpretations that call into question the representation of the classic hard-boiled detective as a paradigm of dominant masculinity. Drawing on concepts from the field of age studies—such as Margaret Gullette’s decline and progress narratives, Hilde Lindemann Nelson’s counter-stories, and Pamela Gravagne’s narratives of becoming—this article analyses the way that old age determines the evolution from hegemonic to alternative masculinities in King’s contemporary portrayal of the hard-boiled detective
Art · Art history · Psychoanalysis · Cinema and Media Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Medicine · Psychology · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |