Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's mystery magazine and the art of the detective short story / Laird R. Blackwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackwell, Laird R. (Laird Richard), 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Queen, Ellery--Criticism and interpretation.

Queen, Ellery.

Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982--Criticism and interpretation.

Dannay, Frederic.

Lee, Manfred B. (Manfred Bennington), 1905-1971--Criticism and interpretation.

Lee, Manfred B.

Queen, Ellery--Influence.

Lee, Manfred B. (Manfred Bennington), 1905-1971.

Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982.

Ellery Queen's mystery magazine.

Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery stories, American.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Bennington Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories, a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. This book presents the first critical study of Ellery Queen's role in the preservation of the detective short story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Queen as champion of the past and patron of the future

From thinking machine to human being; from Ellery I to Ellery II

A quorum of queens, the old masters and the new masters

A never-ending stream of manuscripts

The old masters resuscitated

The new masters celebrated

The acclaimed and the awarded

"'Tec Tyros" as masters of the future

Other significant debuts

The fine arts of parody, pastiche and spoof

Queen as champion, cheerleader, critic and patron

Appendix: story titles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476676524

1476676526

OCLC:

1090282571