Michael G. Cornelius: The Boy Detectives

Cover: 9780786460335 | The Boy Detectives | Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others | Cornelius

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Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.

Über den Autor

Michael G. Cornelius is a professor of English and director of the Master's of Humanities program at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He is an award-winning novelist and the author or editor of numerous scholarly works.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Nomenclature of Boy Sleuths

MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS

1. A Hardy Boys' Identity Narrative and The Tower Treasure

LARRY T. SHILLOCK

2. Hardy Camaraderie: Boy Sleuthing and Male Community in the Hardy Boys Mysteries

C. M. GILL

3. Terminal Immaterial: The Uncertain Subject of the Hardy Boys Airport Mysteries

CHRISTOPHER SCHABERG

4. Strategies of Adaptation: The Hardy Boys on Television

BRIAN TAVES

5. Natural Detective Work: Ideas About Nature in the Early Tom Swift Books

ELIZABETH D. BLUM

6. Tim Murphy: Superhero Without a Cape

FRED ERISMAN

7. Adventures and Affect: The Character of the Boy Detective and Orphan in Astrid Lindgren's Rasmus and the Tramp

CHARLOTTE BEYER

8. The Power of Three: Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators Series

ALAN PICKRELL

9. Clashing Genres: (No) Sex and (No) Violence in the Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent Series

MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS

10. "The Perfect Hero for His Age": Christopher Boone and the Role of Logic in the Boy Detective Narrative

NICOLA ALLEN

11. Has the World Outgrown the Classic Boy Detective?

JOHN FINLAY KERR

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Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Genre:	Importe , Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786460335
ISBN-10:	0786460334
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion:	Cornelius, Michael G.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Michael G. Cornelius
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.07.2010
Gewicht:	0,368 kg