Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories

By Leonard Cassuto

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Leonard Cassuto's cultural history links the testosterone-saturated heroes of American crime stories to the sensitive women of the nineteenth-century sentimental novel. From classics like The Big Sleep and The Talented Mr. Ripley to neglected paperback gems, Cassuto chronicles the dialogue--centered on the power of sympathy--between these popular genres and the sweeping social changes of the twentieth century, ending with a surprising connection between today's serial killers and the domestic fictions of long ago.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231126913

ISBN13:9780231126915

Release Date:November 2008

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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American Literature Classics Criticism & Theory Film & Television History History & Criticism Humor & Entertainment Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature

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