Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe
Subtitle: the hard-boiled detective transformed
By: John Paul Athanasourelis
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780786442157
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories; Philip Marlowe; Characters; Philip Marlowe (Fictitious character); History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Since their inception, detective novels have been a wildly successful genre of American fiction, featuring a uniquely American belief in rugged individualism. This book focuses on Raymond Chandler's creation of Philip Marlowe, a detective whose feeling for community and willingness to compromise radically changed the genre's vigilantism and violence"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rugged individualism in Carroll John Daly and Mickey Spillane; title: Dashiell Hammett: individualism in transition; title: Marlowe as negotiator; title: Marlowe and the police; title: Marlowe and the criminals; title: Ross Macdonald; title: Cinematic considerations; title: Conclusion.