John Paul Athanasourelis

Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe

The Hard-Boiled Detective Transformed

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780786442157
• ISBN-10: 0786442158
• Artikelnr.: 33767545

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One.
Rugged Individualism in Carroll John Daly and Mickey Spillane Two.
Dashiell Hammett: Individualism in Transition Three.
Marlowe as Negotiator Four.
Marlowe and the Police Five.
Marlowe and the Criminals Six.
Ross Macdonald Seven.
Cinematic Considerations Conclusion Chapter Notes Works Cited Index