| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) |
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monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
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Detective and mystery stories, American. |
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Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.
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Detective and mystery stories, English. |
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Crime in literature.
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Crime in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moore, Lewis D. Cracking the hard-boiled detective. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2006 (DLC) 2006001513 (OCoLC)63171026 |
| ISBN |
9780786482399 (electronic book) |
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0786482397 (electronic book) |
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0786425814 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780786425815 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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