Detectives in the Shadows : A Hard-Boiled History /

"Crime fiction expert Susanna Lee tracks the evolution of the hard-boiled character type over time and media in the United States. She shows how crime fiction rose in popularity at times of national conflict. Readers and viewers crave the sort of grit and independence that the hard-boiled detec...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lee, Susanna, 1970- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Toughness (Personality trait)
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Heroes in motion pictures.
Heroes in literature.
Detectives in literature.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Detective and mystery films.
Detectives in motion pictures.
Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"Crime fiction expert Susanna Lee tracks the evolution of the hard-boiled character type over time and media in the United States. She shows how crime fiction rose in popularity at times of national conflict. Readers and viewers crave the sort of grit and independence that the hard-boiled detective offers when reality may leave them feeling they lack control over their own lives. This is a study of literature and film and also a work of cultural studies"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9781421437101

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