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H.C. Bailey's Reggie Fortune and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Taschenbuch von Laird R. Blackwell
Sprache: Englisch

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H.C. Bailey's detective Reggie Fortune was one of the most popular protagonists of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Fortune appeared in nine novels yet it was in a series of 84 short stories that were published from 1920 to 1940 where he truly shone, combining elements of several popular archetypes--the eccentric logician, the forensic investigator, the hard-boiled interrogator, the psychological profiler, the defender of justice.
This critical study examines the Fortune stories in the context of other popular detective fiction of the era. Bailey's classics are distinguished by well-clued puzzles, brilliant sleuthing, vivid description and social critique, with Fortune evoking images of Don Quixote and the Arthurian Knights in his pursuit of truth and justice in an uncaring world.
H.C. Bailey's detective Reggie Fortune was one of the most popular protagonists of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Fortune appeared in nine novels yet it was in a series of 84 short stories that were published from 1920 to 1940 where he truly shone, combining elements of several popular archetypes--the eccentric logician, the forensic investigator, the hard-boiled interrogator, the psychological profiler, the defender of justice.
This critical study examines the Fortune stories in the context of other popular detective fiction of the era. Bailey's classics are distinguished by well-clued puzzles, brilliant sleuthing, vivid description and social critique, with Fortune evoking images of Don Quixote and the Arthurian Knights in his pursuit of truth and justice in an uncaring world.
Über den Autor
Laird R. Blackwell is a humanities professor emeritus at Sierra Nevada College in the Lake Tahoe area of western Nevada, where he taught psychology and literature for 31 years. He is the author of four critical studies of detective fiction for McFarland and the recipient of nominations for an Edgar Award and an Agatha Award.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction

¿1.¿Detective Types of the Golden Age

¿2.¿The Eccentric Thinking Machine

¿3.¿The Scientist

¿4.¿The Psychologist

¿5.¿The Defender of Justice

¿6.¿The Philosopher

¿7.¿The Erudite Scholar

¿8.¿The Aristocrat

¿9.¿The ­Hard-Boiled

10.¿Literary Elements Exemplified by Golden Age Detective Fiction

11.¿Fortune Compared with Other Popular Detectives

12.¿The Fall from Fortune

13.¿The Archetype of the Reluctant Knight of the Rueful Countenance

Appendix A: The Most Memorable Golden Age Detective Stories

Appendix B: Reggie Fortune Short Story Collections and Novels

Works Cited

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476670690
ISBN-10: 1476670692
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Blackwell, Laird R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Laird R. Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2017
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
Artikel-ID: 108402086
Über den Autor
Laird R. Blackwell is a humanities professor emeritus at Sierra Nevada College in the Lake Tahoe area of western Nevada, where he taught psychology and literature for 31 years. He is the author of four critical studies of detective fiction for McFarland and the recipient of nominations for an Edgar Award and an Agatha Award.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction

¿1.¿Detective Types of the Golden Age

¿2.¿The Eccentric Thinking Machine

¿3.¿The Scientist

¿4.¿The Psychologist

¿5.¿The Defender of Justice

¿6.¿The Philosopher

¿7.¿The Erudite Scholar

¿8.¿The Aristocrat

¿9.¿The ­Hard-Boiled

10.¿Literary Elements Exemplified by Golden Age Detective Fiction

11.¿Fortune Compared with Other Popular Detectives

12.¿The Fall from Fortune

13.¿The Archetype of the Reluctant Knight of the Rueful Countenance

Appendix A: The Most Memorable Golden Age Detective Stories

Appendix B: Reggie Fortune Short Story Collections and Novels

Works Cited

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476670690
ISBN-10: 1476670692
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Blackwell, Laird R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Laird R. Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2017
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
Artikel-ID: 108402086
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