Detecting the South in fiction, film, & television / edited by Deborah E. Barker & Theresa Starkey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barker, Deborah, 1956- editor.

Starkey, Theresa, editor.

Series:

Southern literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Detective and mystery stories, American.

Noir fiction, American--History and criticism.

Noir fiction, American.

Detective and mystery films--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery films.

Film noir--United States--History and criticism.

Film noir.

Detective and mystery television programs.

United States.

Detective and mystery television programs--History and criticism.

Southern States--In literature.

Southern States.

Southern States--In motion pictures.

Southern States--On televison.

Literature.

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 350 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The mean streets that tough, trench-coated detectives travel are so often associated with urban settings--typically New York or Los Angeles--that audiences can easily overlook the presence of the American South in crime fiction and film noir. Recent years have witnessed a growth in the production and popularity of southern noir and detective narratives, with works such as James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels and the first season of True Detective attesting to the powerful impact of the southern imaginary on the genre"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Detecting Southern noir

Privatelydetecting the South

Detecting Southern cops

Journalists detecting the South.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-337) and index.

ISBN:

9780807171653

0807171654

OCLC:

1090172913