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L.A. Private Eyes / Dahlia Schweitzer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Quick Takes: Movies and Popular CulturePublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (180 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780813596402
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813/.087209979494 23
LOC classification:
  • PS374.D4 S394 2019eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Los Angeles -- 2. The Detective Story -- 3. The Detective -- 4. The Black Detective -- 5. The Lady Dick -- 6. The Girl Sleuth -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Word Cited -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Summary: L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while always ultimately finding truth and redemption. With a review of Los Angeles history, crime stories, and film noir, L.A. Private Eyes explores the metamorphosis of the solitary detective figure and the many facets of the genre itself, from noir to mystery, on the screen. While the conventions of the genre may have remained consistent and recognizable, the points where they evolve illuminate much about our changing gender and power roles. Watch a video of the author speaking about this topic: https://goo.gl/Xr9RFD
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780813596402

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Los Angeles -- 2. The Detective Story -- 3. The Detective -- 4. The Black Detective -- 5. The Lady Dick -- 6. The Girl Sleuth -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Word Cited -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while always ultimately finding truth and redemption. With a review of Los Angeles history, crime stories, and film noir, L.A. Private Eyes explores the metamorphosis of the solitary detective figure and the many facets of the genre itself, from noir to mystery, on the screen. While the conventions of the genre may have remained consistent and recognizable, the points where they evolve illuminate much about our changing gender and power roles. Watch a video of the author speaking about this topic: https://goo.gl/Xr9RFD

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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