Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe

The Hard-Boiled Detective Transformed

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Since their inception, detective novels have been a wildly successful genre of American fiction, featuring a uniquely American belief in rugged individualism. This book focuses on Raymond Chandler's creation of Philip Marlowe, a detective whose feeling for community and willingness to compromise radically changed the genre's vigilantism and violence. It compares Chandler's work to early and mid-20th century American detective novels, particularly those by John Carroll Daly, Mickey Spillane, Dashiell Hammett and Ross Macdonald, as well as contemporary British detective fiction, highlighting Chandler's contribution to the American genre.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-10-24
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:286 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786442157
Utmärkelser:Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2013

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John Paul Athanasourelis is an associate professor of English at Bronx Community College/CUNY and received his Ph.D. in American Literature from Purdue University. He is presently writing a detective novel.

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“The author argues persuasively that Marlowe, far from being a standard super-confident loner private eye, is connected to a larger society and is given to introspection and self-doubt in contrast to the rugged individualist vigilantes of Daly, Hammett and Spillane”—Mystery Scene.

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionOne. Rugged Individualism in Carroll John Daly and Mickey SpillaneTwo. Dashiell Hammett: Individualism in TransitionThree. Marlowe as NegotiatorFour. Marlowe and the PoliceFive. Marlowe and the CriminalsSix. Ross MacdonaldSeven. Cinematic ConsiderationsConclusionChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex