In the past decade, Raymond Chandler has come to be recognized as a major mid-century American novelist. Though an immensely popular writer of mysteries, Chandler is now receiving the serious attention of scholars. He is seen as a writer with a deliberate approach toward the creation of fictions that present a significant criticism of American life. The essays and reviews in this volume trace the response to Chandler's work from 1944 to the present.
This volume traces the changing reception of Chandler's works. It includes essays and reviews from 1944 to the present. These pieces treat...
In the past decade, Raymond Chandler has come to be recognized as a major mid-century American novelist. Though an immensely popular writer of myst...
Explores the relationship between the fictional detective and his or her South in works by authors including Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and Melville Davisson Post, and modern writers who use the detective genre to inquire into the character of life in the South today. Focuses on William Faulkner's
Explores the relationship between the fictional detective and his or her South in works by authors including Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and Melville...
