Cracking the hard-boiled detective : a critical history from the 1920s to the present / Lewis D. Moore.
"This critical study analyzes the development of the hard-boiled detective novel from the 1920's to the present. It shows that while the genre has undergone many changes it still employs a recognizable form and thematic focus throughout. The book covers three main periods, the Early (1927-...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Cracking the hard-boiled detective : |b a critical history from the 1920s to the present / |c Lewis D. Moore. |
| 260 | |a Jefferson, N.C. : |b McFarland & Co., |c 2006. | ||
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| 520 | |a "This critical study analyzes the development of the hard-boiled detective novel from the 1920's to the present. It shows that while the genre has undergone many changes it still employs a recognizable form and thematic focus throughout. The book covers three main periods, the Early (1927-1955), the Transitional (1964-1977), and the Modern (1979-present)"--Provided by publisher | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Poe, Conan Doyle, and the Hard-Boiled Detective Novel; Early Period; 2. History as Recovery; 3. The Creation of Character; 4. Violence: Direction and Control; 5. Decaying Worlds; 6. Work: Discourse and Danger; 7. Sexuality and Discovery; 8. Friendship: The Absent Theme; Transitional Period; 9. Character in Conflict; 10. Pervasive Violence; 11. Expanded Space; 12. Needed Work; 13. Love and Sexuality; 14. Friendship: Faint Stirrings; 15. The Quality of Change: Individual Lives and Social Transformation; Modern Period; 16. Character and Wholeness. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 17. Violence: Echoes and Conversions18. Better Places; 19. Necessary Work; 20. Sexuality and Diversity; 21. Surviving Friendship; 22. Multiples of Change; 23. The Uses of Memory; 24. Lies and Deceit: Family; 25. Conclusion: Expanding the Word; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 506 | |a Access limited to authorized users. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Detective and mystery stories, American |x History and criticism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Detective and mystery stories, English |x History and criticism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Crime in literature. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Moore, Lewis D. |t Cracking the hard-boiled detective. |d Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2006 |w (DLC) 2006001513 |w (OCoLC)63171026 |
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