The narcissistic masculinity of Travis Bickle : American "Reality" in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver

Thesis (MA (English))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006. === In this thesis, I examine the way in which Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver can be read as a critical investigation of post-World War II American masculinity. Drawing on Susan Faludi’s arguments regarding the post-World War II Americ...

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Main Author: Pauw, Waldemar
Other Authors: Hees, Edwin
Language:en
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2674