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Author:

Irwin, John T.

Title:

Unless the threat of death is behind them : hard-boiled fiction and film noir / John T. Irwin.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xii, 290 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
Noir fiction, American--History and criticism.
Detective and mystery films--United States--History and criticism.
Film noir--United States--History and criticism.
Private investigators in literature.
Detectives in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Men in literature.
Men in motion pictures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.

Contents:

"Where their best interest lies" : Hammett's The Maltese falcon -- Being boss : Chandler's The big sleep -- Beating the boss : Cain's Double indemnity -- Who's the boss? : W.R. Burnett's High sierra -- Deadline at midnight : Cornell Woolrich's Night has a thousand eyes -- A puzzle of character -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir continued.

ISBN:

9780801884351
9780801884351 (acid-free paper)
0801884357 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)64896196

LCCN:

2006008094

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)