Hammett's Moral Vision; The Most Influential In-Depth Analysis of Dashiell Hammett's Novels Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, and The Thin Man

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• ISBN13: 9780972589833
• ISBN10: 097258983X
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2006-12-01
• Publisher: Vince Emery Productions

Summary

Previously only available serialized over seven issues ofThe Armchair Detectivemagazine, this examination is the single most influential book-length analysis of Dashiell Hammett's novels. Spanning all sections of his career, the book discusses five novels:The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, The Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, andThe Thin Man. Detailed analysis shows how the author and his work changed over time. Each novel is discussed in its own chapter with comparative criticism, and there is a list of resources for further reading and research. Additionally, this compiled text includes a new chapter in which the author discusses the impact Hammett has had on his own life.

Author Biography

George J. "Rhino" Thompson began as an English teacher who took up Dashiell Hammett as his doctoral dissertation. He is a researcher and writer on techniques of verbal persuasion, and the author of Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion and Verbal Judo: Redirecting Behavior with Words. He also teaches workshops for people faced with crisis situations and has been featured on the network news programs of ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox as well as in the Los Angeles Times and New York Post. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Preface: If You Haven't Read Thompson	p. 1
Introduction: In Hammett Country	p. 5
Hammett's Moral Vision: Three Decades and a Hot Tub Later	p. 11
Moral Vision: What and Why	p. 25
Red Harvest: The Pragmatic and Moral Dilemma	p. 35
The Dain Curse: A New Direction	p. 69
The Maltese Falcon: The Emergence of the Hero	p. 93
The Glass Key: The Darkening Vision	p. 133
The Thin Man: The End Game	p. 165
Conclusion: Form and Substance, an Overview	p. 191
Notes	p. 203
Bibliography	p. 219
Index	p. 229
About the Contributors	p. 241
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