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Detecting the South in fiction, film, & television
- Title
- Detecting the South in fiction, film, & television / edited by Deborah E. Barker & Theresa Starkey.
- Publication
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-2343 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- vii, 350 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The mean streets that tough, trench-coated detectives travel are so often associated with urban settings--typically New York or Los Angeles--that audiences can easily overlook the presence of the American South in crime fiction and film noir. Recent years have witnessed a growth in the production and popularity of southern noir and detective narratives, with works such as James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels and the first season of True Detective attesting to the powerful impact of the southern imaginary on the genre"--
- Series Statement
- Southern literary studies
- Uniform Title
- Southern literary studies.
- Subjects
- Film noir
- Detective and mystery television programs
- Noir fiction, American
- Detective and mystery television programs > History and criticism
- United States
- Southern States > On televison
- Detective and mystery films > History and criticism
- Southern States > In motion pictures
- Literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Motion pictures
- Noir fiction, American > History and criticism
- Film noir > United States > History and criticism
- Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism
- Southern States > In literature
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-337) and index.
- Contents
- Detecting Southern noir -- Privatelydetecting the South -- Detecting Southern cops -- Journalists detecting the South.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-2343
- ISBN
- 9780807171653
- 0807171654
- LCCN
- 2019018887
- OCLC
- 1090172913
- Title
- Detecting the South in fiction, film, & television / edited by Deborah E. Barker & Theresa Starkey.
- Publisher
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Southern literary studiesSouthern literary studies.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-337) and index.
- Added Author
- Barker, Deborah, 1956- editor.Starkey, Theresa, editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-2343