Mario,
Re your comment below:
> Indeed, Chandler makes each scene vivid by
simile
> and
> careful linguistic underlining. His choice of
words
> could
> not be more careful. He must have written
and
> rewritten
> endlessly...
>
> Hammett did not underline nearly as much.
His
> writing was
> more organic, less episodic. Whereas Chandler was
a
> master
> of the unexpected, Hammett has fewer surprises.
His
> prose,
> especially in narration, has an internal rhythm
that
> seems
> just right. That's my definition of great
prose.
>
> A comparison of, say, Chandler's _Bay City
Blues_
> and
> Hammett's _The Gutting of Couffignal_ makes
these
> points
> obvious. I mention these stories because each
shows
> its
> author at his best.
Doggone it, Mario! *I* was going to say that! Not only did
you say it, but you said it better, durn you to heck!
JIM DOHERTY
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