Creatures of Darkness : Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir

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More than any other writer, Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) is responsible for raising detective stories from the level of pulp fiction to literature. Chandler's hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe set the standard for rough, brooding heroes who managed to maintain a strong sense of moral convi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Gene D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Marlowe, Philip > (Fictitious character)
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959.
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959 > Influence.
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959 > Motion picture plays.
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959 > Film adaptations.
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959 > Criticism and interpretation.
Film noir.
Misdaadromans.
Noir fiction, American.
Motion picture plays, American.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Detective and mystery films.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Scenarios de cinema americains > Histoire et critique.
Films noirs > Histoire et critique.
Films de detective > Histoire et critique.
Film noir > History and criticism.
Motion picture plays, American > History and criticism.
Noir fiction, American > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery films > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Film adaptations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Screenplays.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:More than any other writer, Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) is responsible for raising detective stories from the level of pulp fiction to literature. Chandler's hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe set the standard for rough, brooding heroes who managed to maintain a strong sense of moral conviction despite a cruel and indifferent world. Chandler's seven novels, including The Big Sleep (1939) and The Long Goodbye (1953), with their pessimism and grim realism, had a direct influence on the emergence of film noir. Chandler worked to give his crime novels the flavor of his adopted city, Los Angel.
Physical Description:1 online resource (350 pages).
ISBN:9780813147901

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