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Autore |
Brunsdale Mitzi |
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Titolo |
Icons of mystery and crime detection : from sleuths to superheroes / / Mitzi M. Brunsdale |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2010 |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-93301-9 |
9786612933011 |
0-313-34531-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (2 volumes (various pagings)) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Detective and mystery stories - History and criticism |
Detective and mystery stories - Authorship |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Volume 2""; ""Tony Hillerman: Creator of Ethnic Detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee""; ""Alfred Hitchcock: Cinema�s Master of Suspense""; ""Sherlock Holmes: The Genius Detective""; ""Inspector Jules Maigret: The Gallic Gumshoe""; ""Philip Marlowe: The Detective as Knight Errant""; ""Perry Mason: The Legal Sleuth""; ""Edgar Allan Poe: The Father of Detective Fiction""; ""Dorothy L. Sayers: Creator of Lord Peter Wimsey, the Aristocratic Sleuth""; ""Sam Spade: The Hard-Boiled Private Eye""; ""Dick Tracy: The First Comic Strip Police Detective Hero"" |
""Nero Wolfe: The Armchair Sleuth""""Zorro: The Masked Avenger""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""As one of the few titles available organized by character with in-depth character analysis and some literary criticism, this is a nice addition to any reference collection supporting serious mystery, suspense, and detective fans at the college and high school levels. Recommended."" - <STRONG> Library Journal </STRONG> |
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