Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction When Hollywood Masculinity Became Self-Aware 1
5. Chapter One Manhood in Hollywood from Bush to Bush 12
6. Chapter Two An Ill-Fated Bacchanal: 52
7. Chapter Three Male Medusas and Female Heroes: 85
8. Chapter Four The Hollywood Man Date: 125
9. Chapter Five Destroying Something Beautiful: 160
10. Chapter Six “Am I Blue?” 176
11. Chapter Seven The Devil Wears Abjection: 204
12. Chapter Eight Narcissus Transfigured: 218
13. Epilogue The Reign of Masochism 241
14. Notes 247
15. Bibliography 273
16. Index 285