The Hard-Boiled Explicator: A Guide to the Study of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald

Skinner, Robert E.

ISBN 10: 0810843463 / ISBN 13: 9780810843462

Published by Scarecrow Pr, 2002

About this Item

revised ed edition. 133 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hard-Boiled Explicator: A Guide to the Study of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald
• Publisher: Scarecrow Pr
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810843463
• ISBN 13: 9780810843462
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

About this title

Synopsis

Now in Paper! Aimed at both the new student and the seasoned scholar, The Hard-Boiled Explicator offers brief essays on Hammett, Chandler, and Macdonald that highlight their major characteristics, relate them to each other, and show their impact on their public. Cloth edition published in 1985.

About the Author

Robert E. Skinner, a collector of early hard-boiled fiction and an accomplished historian, has published numerous articles on history and American detective fiction in professional periodicals and popular magazines.