{"product_id":"critical-essays-on-elmore-leonard-isbn-9781119576693","title":"Critical Essays on Elmore Leonard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scholarly exploration of Elmore Leonard—provides original essays and fresh insights on the author’s works and influence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabelled as \"the closest thing America has to a national novelist,\" Elmore Leonard's clean and direct writing, engaging bad guys, and deadpan humor resonate with readers around the nation and throughout the world. Popular films based on his books continue to introduce new audiences to Leonard's unique way of engaging with complex themes of American culture and pop-culture history. Yet surprisingly, academic treatments of his writing are almost nonexistent. \u003ci\u003eCritical Essays on Elmore Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e is an original anthology that covers the topics, themes, literary and narrative style, and enduring influences of one of the finest crime writers in the history of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique collection of essays explores the ways in which Leonard’s work reflects America's dynamic, ever-changing culture. Divided into two parts, the book first examines major themes and topics in Leonard's works, followed by detailed case studies of five individual works including \u003ci\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOut of Sight\u003c\/i\u003e. Essays discuss topics such as Leonard's skill at conveying sense of place, his use of dress and appearance in his crime fiction, the influence of romantic comedies and westerns on his writing, and the concepts of moral luck, determinism, and existentialism found in his novels. Unique and thoroughly original, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers Leonard's entire career, including his early Western novels and his work in visual media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates Leonard's genius at handling free indirect discourse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the author's influence, legacy, and contemporary relevance in various contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Leonard's success at making himself \"invisible\" in his own writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an insightful introduction from the book's editor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Essays on Elmore Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal resource for academics and students in the field of genre studies, especially crime fiction, and general readers with interest in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Topics and Themes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Nostalgia and Authenticity in Elmore Leonard’s Conflicted Heroes 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Scrivener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Elmore Leonard and the Romantic Comedy, or “Get Some Love into It” 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Sinowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Sense of Place in Elmore Leonard’s Crime Fiction 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Geherin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Visual Clues: Dress, Appearance, and Perception in Elmore Leonard’s Crime Fiction 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankie Y. Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Mozart of the Motor City: Elmore Leonard and \u003ci\u003eNoir Buffa \u003c\/i\u003e73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKris Mecholsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Five Case Studies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Man with Five Names: \u003ci\u003eHombre \u003c\/i\u003eon Race and the Cinematic Western 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorine Powers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pitching Cinematic Identification in \u003ci\u003eGet Shorty \u003c\/i\u003e113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Derbesy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 “It’s the \u003ci\u003eway \u003c\/i\u003ethey’re done”: Style and Legerdemain in \u003ci\u003eOut of Sight \u003c\/i\u003e127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Moral Luck and Determinism in \u003ci\u003eRum Punch \u003c\/i\u003e147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRossitsa Terzieva-Artemis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Disjointed \u003ci\u003eDjibouti\u003c\/i\u003e: Elmore Leonard’s Final Metafiction 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Grella and Charles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Boston University, where he teaches courses in British Romanticism and detective and crime fiction. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDetection: A Cultural History \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBeing Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e and is the co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Crime Fiction. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has published extensivelyon the major Romantic authors and on writers of crime and detective fiction, including essays on Raymond Chandler, William Godwin, and Todd Downing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scholarly exploration of Elmore Leonard—provides original essays and fresh insights on the author’s works and influence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabelled as “the closest thing America has to a national novelist,” Elmore Leonard’s clean and direct writing, engaging bad guys, and deadpan humor resonate with readers around the nation and throughout the world. Popular films based on his books continue to introduce new audiences to Leonard’s unique way of engaging with complex themes of American culture and pop-culture history. Yet surprisingly, academic treatments of his writing are almost nonexistent. \u003ci\u003eCritical Essays on Elmore Leonard \u003c\/i\u003eis an original anthology that covers the topics, themes, literary and narrative style, and enduring influences of one of the finest crime writers in the history of the genre. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique collection of essays explores the ways in which Leonard’s work reflects America’s dynamic, ever-changing culture. Divided into two parts, the book first examines major themes and topics in Leonard’s works, followed by detailed case studies of five individual works including \u003ci\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOut of Sight\u003c\/i\u003e. Essays discuss topics such as Leonard’s skill at conveying sense of place, his use of dress and appearance in his crime fiction, the influence of romantic comedies and westerns on his writing, and the concepts of moral luck, determinism, and existentialism found in his novels. Unique and thoroughly original, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers Leonard’s entire career, including his early Western novels and his work in visual media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates Leonard’s genius at handling free indirect discourse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the author’s influence, legacy, and contemporary relevance in various contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Leonard’s success at making himself “invisible” in his own writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an insightful introduction from the book’s editor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003eCritical Essays on Elmore Leonard \u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal resource for academics and students in the field of genre studies, especially crime fiction, and general readers with interest in the subject.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989006074085,"sku":"NP9781119576693","price":83.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119576693.jpg?v=1761782403","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/critical-essays-on-elmore-leonard-isbn-9781119576693","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}