Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe [electronic resource] : The Hard-Boiled Detective Transformed
Athanasourelis, John Paul2014
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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.
Main title:
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe [electronic resource] : The Hard-Boiled Detective Transformed / John Paul Athanasourelis
Author:
Athanasourelis, John Paul, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
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.
ISBN:
9780786488926
Language:
English
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BRN:
2906704
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