Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: the hard-boiled detective transformed

"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 com...

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Main Author: Athanasourelis, John Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.] McFarland & Company 2012
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Physical Description:VII, 200 S.
ISBN:9780786442157
0786442158

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