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Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe : the hard-boiled detective transformed /

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 compromis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Athanasourelis, John Paul, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2012]
Subjects:
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959 > Criticism and interpretation.
Chandler, Raymond, > 1888-1959 > Characters > Philip Marlowe.
Marlowe, Philip > (Fictitious character)
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
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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.
Physical Description:vii, 200 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786442157 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786442158 (softcover : alk. paper)