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001 2011037371
003 DLC
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008 110926s2011 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011037371
020 $a9780786442157 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aPS3505.H3224$bZ57 2011
082 00 $a813/.52$223
100 1 $aAthanasourelis, John Paul,$d1952-
245 10 $aRaymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe :$bthe hard-boiled detective transformed /$cJohn Paul Athanasourelis.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Publishers,$c2011.
263 $a1112
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aRugged individualism in Carroll John Daly and Mickey Spillane -- Dashiell Hammett: individualism in transition -- Marlowe as negotiator -- Marlowe and the police -- Marlowe and the criminals -- Ross Macdonald -- Cinematic considerations -- Conclusion.
520 $a"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.
600 10 $aChandler, Raymond,$d1888-1959$xCriticism and interpretation.
600 10 $aChandler, Raymond,$d1888-1959$xCharacters$xPhilip Marlowe.
650 0 $aMarlowe, Philip (Fictitious character)
650 0 $aDetective and mystery stories, American$xHistory and criticism.