Email RIS file
Bookmark
Report an Issue

L.A. private eyes [electronic resource] / Dahlia Schweitzer

Author
Schweitzer, Dahlia
Additional Titles
LA private eyes and Los Angeles private eyes
Published
New Brunswick ; Camden : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Physical Description
v, 184 page ; 18 cm.
Access Online

Availability

I Want It
I Want It

Finding items...

Series
Restrictions on Access
License restrictions may limit access.
Contents
Los Angeles -- The detective story -- The detective -- The Black detective -- The lady dick -- The girl sleuth.
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 1930s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives--both on screens 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 highlight changing gender and power roles"--
Subject(s)
Genre(s)
ISBN
9780813596372 (cloth)
9780813596365 (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 39332547