You are right, Kerry. For "this type of work" read "mystery
novels" and for "there" read "in S鲩e Noir books."
Karin
At 12:06 PM 19/12/2006 -0500, Kerry wrote:
>"The immorality generally accepted in this type of
work solely to serve as
>a foil for conventional morality is just as much at
home there as fine
>feelings, even just plain amorality."
>
>I think Duhamel is saying here that the immorality
(the dark and sinister
>quality) that shows up in other works solely as a
contrast for conventional
>morality, finds a place in noir on a par with
conventional morality or
>amorality.
>
>This would suggest that "dark and sinister" cannot be
a defining
>characteristic of noir, as such atmospherics are used
elsewhere. The
>difference is in how the immorality or dark and
sinister atmosphere is
>employed. There is much that is dark and sinister in
Sherlock Holmes
>stories, even in the character himself, but the
stories confirm
>conventional morality, whereas noir spares no room
for optimists.
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