Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the hard-boiled detective transformed, John Paul Athanasourelis
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Label
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the hard-boiled detective transformed, John Paul Athanasourelis
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
John Paul Athanasourelis
Sub title
the hard-boiled detective transformed
Summary
"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"--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Rugged individualism in Carroll John Daly and Mickey Spillane -- Dashiell Hammett: individualism in transition -- Marlowe as negotiator -- Marlowe and the police -- Marlowe and the criminals -- Ross Macdonald -- Cinematic considerations -- Conclusion
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