Cracking the Hard-boiled Detective
Subtitle: A Critical History from the 1920s to the Present
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland & Co.
Published: February 17, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780786425815
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Literary Criticism; Espionage; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; History and criticism; USA; Mystery & Detective Fiction; Detective and mystery stories, English; General; Crime in literature; Detective and mystery stories, American
Description: "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.