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01932aam a22003738i 4500 001 61FCB950066511E4B09646AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140708010108 008 131209s2014 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013048600 020 $a 0786477695 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786477692 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)865179827 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d CDX $d GZM $d BTCTA $d BDX $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PR830.D4 $b B76 2014 082 00 $a 823/.087209 $2 23 100 1 $a Brownson, Charles, $d 1945- 245 14 $a The figure of the detective : $b a literary history and analysis / $c Charles Brownson. 263 $a 1402 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2014] 300 $a 210 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The pre-classical detective -- Sherlock Holmes-rationality and the detective artist -- The English classic -- Psycho-ntuitive and noir -- Hard-boiled, spies and thrillers -- The neoclassic revival -- Metaphysical modern -- Appendix: Chronological list of films mentioned in the text. 520 $a "This book begins with a history of the detective genre. The theory of the genre is laid out along with its central theme of the getting and deployment of knowledge. These changes explain the decay of the English Classic and its replacement by noir"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery stories, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery stories, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Detectives in literature. 650 0 $a Crime in literature. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171222061314.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826085607.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=61FCB950066511E4B09646AEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search