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vls/2603nrwcece.visuallibrary.netvdDetectives in the shadowsa hard-boiled historyLee, SusannaauttextbookFiktionale DarstellungBaltimoreJohns Hopkins University Press20202020monographiceng216 SeitenIllustrationenIntroduction. A Silhouette -- Chapter One. Arriving on the Scene -- Chapter Two: A Moral Compass -- Chapter Three: A Rugged Individual -- Chapter Four: The Lone Wolf -- Chapter Five: A Person of Honor -- Selected Authors' Fictional Works."Crime fiction expert Susanna Lee tracks the evolution of the hard-boiled character type over time and media in the United States. She shows how crime fiction rose in popularity at times of national conflict. Readers and viewers crave the sort of grit and independence that the hard-boiled detective offers when reality may leave them feeling they lack control over their own lives. This is a study of literature and film and also a work of cultural studies"--Susanna LeeIncludes bibliographical references and indexDetective and mystery stories, American / History and criticismDetective and mystery films / United States / History and criticismDetectives in literatureDetectives in motion picturesHeroes in literatureHeroes in motion picturesToughness (Personality trait)National characteristics, American, in literatureNational characteristics, American, in motion pictures|PS374.D4KXP1671335198978-1-4214-3709-59781421437101HT020610421Online-Ausgabe, EPUB97814214371016101angm850.l4812020100820201103145270301rda https://ce.visuallibrary.net//domainresource/static/graphics/connectors/viewerLogo.gif http://193.30.112.129:83/F/?func=find-c&ccl_term=ICS%3D145270301+X0001 https://ce.visuallibrary.net/id/1074199 https://ce.visuallibrary.net/i3f/v20/1074199/manifest https://ce.visuallibrary.net/proto_ftsearch/1074199