I've wanted to ask you about this for days and days, but for
a little while after I signed on, I couldn't post for some
reason...anyway, what is your definition of "noir" (either
film or novel), and have you already written up the essay on
the origins of the term? Sorry if I've missed the obvious
links offered.
best, Don
--- William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Don Lee <
donthepoet@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The trick for me, or problem rather, with
tracing
> > the
> > roots of noir, is roughly parallel to
the
> arguments
> > tracing the origins of science fiction back
to
> > Cyrano
> > de Bergerac--or worse, to the
Greeks.
>
> I agree with everything you've said here.
What
> remains
> however is that there are utterly erroneous
notions
> of
> where the term came from and how and I thought
that
> needed to be cleared up. That's about the size
of
> it.
>
> William
>
> Essays and Ramblings
> <http://www.williamahearn.com>
>
>
>
>
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