Arena Two : Noir Fiction by Christie, Stuart instant download

Arena Two : Noir Fiction by Christie, Stuart instant download

1 online resource (153 pages), Tapping into the rich seam of anarchist and libertarian currents in noir fiction, this collection of essays explores fictional atmospheres that are dark and sinister--but not without hope. The protagonists of these works are often profoundly flawed but have something of the romantic optimist about them--men and women driven to face moral challenges and to do battle with the forces of evil or banality. Among the authors discussed are Stig Dagerman, Andre Helena, Leo Malet, George Navel, Jean-Marc Raynaud, Leda Rafanelli, B. Traven, and Simone Weil. Also included are an analysis by Agustin Guillam, Cover; Copyright; Introduction; Contents; 1 David Weir: Anarchist Fiction, Anarchist Sensibilities; 2 Michael Moorcock: Epic Pooh 9; 3 Santo Catanuto: Louise Michel and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; 4 Stephen Schwartz: Leo Malet; 5 Ernest Larsen: Traven Hypotheses (The Death Ship); 6 Stephen Schwartz: Between Libel and Hoax; 7 Various: Anarchists in Fiction; 8 Joseph Conrad: An Anarchist; 9 Ernest Larsen: Bakunin at the Beach; 10 Stephen Schwartz Reading the Runes; 11 Richard Porton: WR Mysteries of the Organism, Print version record