Boy Detectives

Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-07-15
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt295 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor220
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786460335

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Nomenclature of Boy SleuthsMICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 1. A Hardy Boys’ Identity Narrative and The Tower TreasureLARRY T. SHILLOCK 2. Hardy Camaraderie: Boy Sleuthing and Male Community in the Hardy Boys MysteriesC. M. GILL 3. Terminal Immaterial: The Uncertain Subject of the Hardy Boys Airport MysteriesCHRISTOPHER SCHABERG 4. Strategies of Adaptation: The Hardy Boys on TelevisionBRIAN TAVES 5. Natural Detective Work: Ideas About Nature in the Early Tom Swift BooksELIZABETH D. BLUM 6. Tim Murphy: Superhero Without a CapeFRED ERISMAN 7. Adventures and Affect: The Character of the Boy Detective and Orphan in Astrid Lindgren’s Rasmus and the TrampCHARLOTTE BEYER 8. The Power of Three: Alfred Hitchcock’s Three Investigators SeriesALAN PICKRELL 9. Clashing Genres: (No) Sex and (No) Violence in the Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent SeriesMICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 10. “The Perfect Hero for His Age”: Christopher Boone and the Role of Logic in the Boy Detective NarrativeNICOLA ALLEN 11. Has the World Outgrown the Classic Boy Detective?JOHN FINLAY KERR About the Contributors Index & nbsp;