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OverviewFrederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories. Dannay was also a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Queen--both a pen name and the fictional protagonist of the stories--was also a vital force behind the continuing popularity of crime fiction in the early to mid-20th century, after the deaths of Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Melville Davisson Post, and other Old Masters of the genre. This book presents the first critical study of Ellery Queen's role in the preservation of the detective short story. Many of the writers, characters and stories EQMM championed are covered, including such celebrated authors as Allingham, Ambler, Ellin, Innes, Vickers, and even William Butler Yeats. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laird R. BlackwellPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9781476676524ISBN 10: 1476676526 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 11 March 2019 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Queen as Champion of the Past and Patron of the Future One. From Thinking Machine to Human Being—From Ellery I to Ellery II Two. A Quorum of Queens, the Old Masters and the New Masters Three. A Never-Ending Stream of Manuscripts Four. The Old Masters Resuscitated Five. The New Masters Celebrated Six. The Acclaimed and the Awarded Seven. “’Tec Tyros” as Masters of the Future Eight. Other Significant Debuts Nine. The Fine Arts of Parody, Pastiche and Spoof Ten. Queen as Champion, Cheerleader, Critic and Patron 187 Appendix: Story Titles Works Cited IndexReviews“Recommended”—Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Recommended --Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Author InformationLaird R. Blackwell is a humanities professor emeritus at Sierra Nevada College in the Lake Tahoe area of western Nevada, where he taught psychology and literature for 31 years. He is the author of four critical studies of detective fiction for McFarland and the recipient of nominations for an Edgar Award and an Agatha Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |