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A century of American history reflected in the iconic private eye.
Steadfast in fighting crime, but operating outside the police
force-and sometimes even the law-is the private detective. Driven
by his own moral code, he is a shadowy figure in a trench coat
standing on a street corner, his face most likely obscured by a
tilted fedora, a lit cigarette dangling from his hand. The
hard-boiled detective is known by his dark past, private pain, and
powers of deduction. He only asks questions-never answers them. In
his stories he is both the main character and the narrator. America
has had a love affair with the hard-boiled detective since the
1920s, when Prohibition called into question who really stood on
the right and wrong side of the law. And nowhere did this hero
shine more than in crime fiction. In Detectives in the Shadows,
literary and cultural critic Susanna Lee tracks the evolution of
this truly American character type-from Race Williams to Philip
Marlowe and from Mike Hammer to Jessica Jones. Lee explores how
this character type morphs to fit an increasingly troubled world,
offering compelling interpretations of The Wire, True Detective,
and Jessica Jones. Suddenly, in the present day, the hard-boiled
detective wears his-or her-fatigue outwardly, revealing more
vulnerability than ever before. But the detective remains resolute
in the face of sinister forces, ever the person of honor. For
anyone interested in crime fiction and television, or for those
wanting to understand America's idolization of the good guy with a
gun, Detectives in the Shadows is essential reading.
Marcel Proust's seven-volume masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time (A
la recherche du temps perdu), has inspired many superlatives, among
them "the greatest novel ever written" and "the greatest novel of
the first half of the twentieth century." Swann's Way, the first
volume of the Recherche and the most widely read and taught of all
the volumes, is the ideal introduction to Proust's inventive
genius. This Norton Critical Edition is based on C. K. Scott
Moncrieff's translation, which introduced the English-speaking
world to Proust and was published during the author's lifetime. It
is accompanied by Susanna Lee's introduction, note on the text, and
explanatory annotations. Marcel Proust was forty-two years old when
Swann's Way was published, but its foundational ideas and general
shape had been evolving for decades. "Contexts" includes a 1912
reader's report of the manuscript that exemplifies publishers'
complicated reactions to Proust's new form of writing. Also
included are three important post-publication reviews of the novel,
by Elie-Joseph Bois, Lucien Daudet, and Paul Souday, as well as
Andre Arnyvelde's 1913 interview with Proust. The fourteen critical
essays and interpretations of Swann's Way in this volume speak to
the novel's many facets-from the musical to the artistic to its
representations of Judaism and homosexuality. Contributors include
Gerard Genette, whose "Metonymy in Proust" appears here in English
translation for the first time, along with Gilles Deleuze, Roger
Shattuck, Claudia Brodsky, Julia Kristeva, Margaret E. Gray, and
Alain de Botton, among others. The edition also includes a
Chronology of Proust's Life and Work, a Selected Chronology of
French Literature from 1870 to 1929, and a Selected Bibliography.
An extensively revised "Backgrounds and Contexts" section provides
geographical and political insights into mid-nineteenth century
France and places the novel in the context of contemporary authors
and works. A map of 1830s France, political and literary
chronologies, an account of the trial of Antoine Berthet, and
related writings by Stendhal, Paul Valery, and Jules Janin are
included. "Criticism" collects nine essays, seven of which are new
to this edition, by Erich Auerbach, Rene Girard, Victor Brombert,
Shoshana Felman, Peter Brooks, Sandy Petrey, Alison Finch, Lisa G.
Algazi, and Susanna Lee. A Chronology of Stendhal's life and work,
also new to the Second Edition, and an updated Selected
Bibliography are included.
This volume was written primarily for people in prison as a simple,
practical and introductory guide. It is suitable for those wanting
to start meditation or yoga, or indeed those who have tried in the
past. The emphasis is on simplicity which reflects the essence of
these ancient disciplines.
During the Civil War, William H. Gregg served as William Clarke
Quantrill's de facto adjutant from December 1861 until the spring
of 1864, making him one of the closest people to the Confederate
guerrilla leader. "Quantrill's raiders" were a partisan ranger
outfit best known for their brutal guerrilla tactics, which made
use of Native American field skills. Whether it was the origins of
Quantrill's band, the early warfare along the border, the planning
and execution of the raid on Lawrence, Kansas, the Battle of Baxter
Springs, or the dissolution of the company in early 1864, Gregg was
there as a participant and observer. This book includes his
personal account of that era. The book also includes correspondence
between Gregg and William E. Connelley, a historian. Connelley was
deeply affected by the war and was a staunch Unionist and
Republican. Even as much of the country was focusing on
reunification, Connelley refused to forgive the South and felt
little if any empathy for his Southern peers. Connelley's
relationship with Gregg was complicated and exploitive. Their bond
appeared mutually beneficial, but Connelley manipulated an old,
weak, and naive Gregg, offering to help him publish his memoir in
exchange for Gregg's inside information for a biography of
Quantrill.
During the Civil War, William H. Gregg served as William Clarke
Quantrill's de facto adjutant from December 1861 until the spring
of 1864, making him one of the closest people to the Confederate
guerrilla leader. "Quantrill's raiders" were a partisan ranger
outfit best known for their brutal guerrilla tactics, which made
use of Native American field skills. Whether it was the origins of
Quantrill's band, the early warfare along the border, the planning
and execution of the raid on Lawrence, Kansas, the Battle of Baxter
Springs, or the dissolution of the company in early 1864, Gregg was
there as a participant and observer. This book includes his
personal account of that era. The book also includes correspondence
between Gregg and William E. Connelley, a historian. Connelley was
deeply affected by the war and was a staunch Unionist and
Republican. Even as much of the country was focusing on
reunification, Connelley refused to forgive the South and felt
little if any empathy for his Southern peers. Connelley's
relationship with Gregg was complicated and exploitive. Their bond
appeared mutually beneficial, but Connelley manipulated an old,
weak, and naive Gregg, offering to help him publish his memoir in
exchange for Gregg's inside information for a biography of
Quantrill.
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