Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story
Author:   Laird R. Blackwell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476676524


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   11 March 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story


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Frederic 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.

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Author:   Laird R. Blackwell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781476676524


ISBN 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   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table 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 Index

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“Recommended”—Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine


Recommended --Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine


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Laird 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.

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