The Boy Detectives

by Cornelius, Michael G.

• ISBN13: 9780786460335
• ISBN10: 0786460334
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-01
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

This collection looks at the popular figure of the boy sleuth in twentieth and twenty-first century text and film. The girl sleuth has often been described critically as a forever girl, a feminist figure who at her heights nonetheless embodies girlhood. Boy sleuths, on the other hand, often delicately balance boyhood and manhood. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool, and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon, and Joe Meno.

Author Biography

Michael G. Cornelius is the author or editor of numerous books. He is currently the chair of the English department at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: The Nomenclature of Boy Sleuths	p. 1
A Hardy Boys' Identity Narrative and The Tower Treasure	p. 19
Hardy Camaraderie: Boy Sleuthing and Male Community in the Hardy Boys Mysteries	p. 35
Terminal Immaterial: The Uncertain Subject of the Hardy Boys Airport Mysteries	p. 51
Strategies of Adaptation: The Hardy Boys on Television	p. 62
Natural Detective Work: Ideas About Nature in the Early Tom Swift Books	p. 86
Tim Murphy: Superhero Without a Cape	p. 108
Adventures and Affect: The Character of the Boy Detective and Orphan in Astrid Lindgren's Rasmus and the Tramp	p. 120
The Power of Three: Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators Series	p. 132
Clashing Genres: (No) Sex and (No) Violence in the Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent Series	p. 143
ôThe Perfect Hero for His Ageö: Christopher Boone and the Role of Logic in the Boy Detective Narrative	p. 167
Has the World Outgrown the Classic Boy Detective	p. 180
About the Contributors	p. 199
Index	p. 203
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