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The Street Was Mine

- White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir

About The Street Was Mine

This work considers a recurrent figure in American literature: the solitary white man moving through urban space. It looks to the tough guy in the works of hardboiled novelists Raymond Chandler ("The Big Sleep") and James M. Cain ("Double Indemnity") and their popular film noir adaptations.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780312294816
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 246
  • Published:
  • February 6, 2003
  • Dimensions:
  • 223x147x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 444 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 20, 2024

Description of The Street Was Mine

This work considers a recurrent figure in American literature: the solitary white man moving through urban space. It looks to the tough guy in the works of hardboiled novelists Raymond Chandler ("The Big Sleep") and James M. Cain ("Double Indemnity") and their popular film noir adaptations.

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