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010 a| 2006008094;

020 a| 0801884357 (acid-free paper);

020 a| 9780801884351;

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035 a| (OCoLC)64896196;

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050 00 a| PS374.D4b| I78 2006;

082 00 a| 813/.0872092| 22;

100 1 a| Irwin, John T.=| ^A74716;

245 10 a| Unless the threat of death is behind them :b| hard-boiled fiction and film noir /c| John T. Irwin.;

260 a| Baltimore :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,c| 2006.;

300 a| xii, 290 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.;

505 0 a| "Where their best interest lies" : Hammett's The Maltese falcon -- Being boss : Chandler's The big sleep -- Beating the boss : Cain's Double indemnity -- Who's the boss? : W.R. Burnett's High sierra -- Deadline at midnight : Cornell Woolrich's Night has a thousand eyes -- A puzzle of character -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir continued.;

650 0 a| Detective and mystery stories, Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A62448;

650 0 a| Noir fiction, Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A1240560;

650 0 a| Detective and mystery filmsz| United Statesx| History and criticism.=| ^A1237289;

650 0 a| Film noirz| United Statesx| History and criticism.=| ^A328384;

650 0 a| Private investigators in literature.=| ^A361393;

650 0 a| Detectives in literature.=| ^A82613;

650 0 a| Masculinity in literature.=| ^A180145;

650 0 a| Masculinity in motion pictures.=| ^A297729;

650 0 a| Men in literature.=| ^A58324;

650 0 a| Men in motion pictures.=| ^A96437;

856 41 3| Table of contents onlyu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006008094.html;

856 42 3| Contributor biographical informationu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006008094-b.html;

856 42 3| Publisher descriptionu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006008094-d.html;

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Unless the threat of death is behind them : hard-boiled fiction and film noir / John T. Irwin.

Author/creator	Irwin, John T.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Description	xii, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism. Noir fiction, American--History and criticism. Detective and mystery films--United States. --History and criticism. Film noir--United States. --History and criticism. Private investigators in literature. Detectives in literature. Masculinity in literature. Masculinity in motion pictures. Men in literature. Men in motion pictures.

Contents	"Where their best interest lies" : Hammett's The Maltese falcon -- Being boss : Chandler's The big sleep -- Beating the boss : Cain's Double indemnity -- Who's the boss? : W.R. Burnett's High sierra -- Deadline at midnight : Cornell Woolrich's Night has a thousand eyes -- A puzzle of character -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir continued.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.
LCCN	2006008094
ISBN	0801884357 (acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780801884351

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