Hello all,
A couple of questions:
1) Are there any critical works concerning the writings of
Jonathan Gash, the creator of "Lovejoy"? I've been reading
several of these self-described narratives and they strike me
as a rather unconventional take on the typical hard-boiled
tale. I would be very interested in any suggestions that
would lead to further insights on Gash's work in the context
of British fiction, mystery or otherwise.
2) I mentioned not long ago on this list that I picked up a
copy of Ross Macdonald's Inward Journey. I've started reading
the first essay by RM titled "Scene of the Crime" (1954) in
which he discusses at length the central role of a sense of
guilt in mystery or "popular fiction" that is interwoven
throughout the work of Poe and his successors as a result of
the new found freedoms brought forth by the industrial
revolution and the human inability to rationally deal with
both the internal and external pressures they impose. How
does this translate with regards to modern noir and
hardboiled fiction? Is a sense of guilt regarding our own
inner demons still in play, or is it increasingly a
continuation and elaboration of a long-established literary
tradition?
Harry
Harry Lerner PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology McGill
University Montreal, Quebec Canada
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