ps My proposal of a Chandler panel for next year's NEMLA
conference in
Pittsburgh was accepted; I'll post an official call for
papers soon.
Michael
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On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, William Denton wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Frederick Zackel
wrote:
>
> : The hardboiled story is a ROMANCE in the Arthurian
manner. The
> : modern word "free-lancer" has its roots in the age
of chivalry. A
> : free-lancer did not pledge loyalty to any liege. He
operated by his
> : own personal code of honor. He is a VOICE of
morality & ethics; he
> : speaks only for himself.
>
> Interesting. But couldn't you make an equally good
case that they're
> quests? Romances, as I understand them, are open
ended. Quests have
> a definite goal in mind: a ring, a grail, a fact.
Detectives are
> after the piece of information that will reveal the
criminal. When
> they get it, things close and the case is over. How
passing over
> water and atoning with the father fit in, I'm not
sure, but detective
> stories (hardboiled or not) and quests seem to have a
lot in common.
>
>
> Bill
> --
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