“You ought to stop trying because you had too many birthdays?” – Heroic Male Aging in the Rocky Films

This essay deals with one of Hollywood’s most popular action heroes, Rocky Balboa. It discusses the whole Rocky“ franchise as six age narratives in which the athletic protagonist faces the obstacles of age. By looking at male identity especially with regard to retirement and the aging male body, th...

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Main Author: Nina Schnieder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Regensburg: Current objectives in postgraduate American studies c/o Universität Regensburg/Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik 2014-06-01
Series:Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies
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Online Access:https://copas.uni-regensburg.de/index.php/copas/article/view/190
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