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Mgr. Zuzana Jalová

Master's thesis

Reflections of Society and Era in Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction

Reflections of Society and Era in Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction
Abstract:
The thesis focuses on popular literature, detective fiction and hard-boiled detective fiction in particular. It includes an outline of detective fiction, American hard-boiled mode and its representatives, mainly Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The aim is to highlight modernistic literary features in their novels. The thesis also includes analysis of real cases from the 1920s and 1930s in America …more
 

Keywords

populární literatura detektivky detektivka drsné školy senzační plátky korupce. popular literature detective fiction hard-boiled detective fiction pulp magazines corruption.
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 26. 4. 2007
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/xzdcx/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 12. 6. 2007
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.

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