Rugged 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.
Summary:
"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.
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