RARA-AVIS: Re: Super Heroes, Comics, and Noir

From: jacquesdebierue (jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com)
Date: 25 Jul 2008

  • Next message: Sean Shapiro: "Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Super Heroes, Comics, and Noir"

    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Sean Shapiro <ssshapir@...> wrote:
    >
    > What is noir? Says the OED: A genre of crime film or detective
    fiction characterized by cynicism,
    > sleaziness, fatalism, and moral ambiguity; film noir. Also: a film or
    > novel in this genre.
    >
    > Does that help? Didn't think so.

    People have presented many possible definitions, all of which have something going for them... it is easy to say when something is _not_ noir, just like you can tell immediately if something is _not_ jazz...

    Best,

    smt

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