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| Name: |
Dashiell Hammett | | Birth Date: |
May 27, 1894 | | Death Date: |
January 10, 1961 | | Place of Birth: |
Maryland, United States | | Place of Death: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, novelist |
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 Biography of (Samuel) Dashiell Hammett
13,209 words, approx. 44 pages
 Dashiell Hammett is generally credited with bringing a new degree of authenticity as well as artistry to the crime fiction that flourished in the pulp magazines of the first decades of the twentieth century. Hammett created several of the most famous... summary from source:
 Biography of Dashiell Hammett
6,957 words, approx. 23 pages
In March 1928, just after Dashiell Hammett had submitted his first novel for publication, he wrote to his editor, Blanche Knopf, that unlike most moderately literate people, he took detective fiction seriously: "Some day somebody's going to make... summary from source:
 Biography of Dashiell Hammett
5,928 words, approx. 20 pages
"I'm one of the few--if there are any more--people moderately literate who take the detective story seriously," Dashiell Hammett wrote to his publisher in 1928 at the beginning of his novel-writing career. "I don't mean that I necessarily take my own...
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 Dashiell Hammett Quotes
1,637 words, approx. 6 pages
 Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( 1894-05-27 – 1961-01-10 ) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade ( The Maltese Falcon ), Nick and Nora Charles ( The Thin Man ), and...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961) Summary
1,106 words, approx. 4 pagesFor a writer who turned out only five novels, Dashiell Hammett made a strong and lasting impression on the twentieth century and is considered one of the founding fathers of the hard-boiled school of detective fiction, a tough, unsentimental style of... summary from source:
 Hammett, Dashiell
294 words, approx. 1 pages(born May 27, 1894, St. Mary's County, Md., U.S.—died Jan. 10, 1961, New York City) American writer who created the hard-boiled school of detective fiction. (&See; detective story; hard-boiled fiction). Hammett left school at 13 and worked at a... summary from source:
Hammett, (Samuel) Dashiell
160 words, approx. 1 pages(born May 27, 1894, St. Mary's county, Md., U.S.—died Jan. 10, 1961, New York, N.Y.) U.S. detective novelist. He left school at age 13. He spent eight years as a private detective before beginning to publish fiction in pulp magazines. His first... summary from source:
 Dashiell Hammett Information
2,465 words, approx. 8 pages
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man),...
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 National Review Dashiell Hammett: a life.
04/20/1984: 1,132 words, approx. 4 pages EVERYBODY NEEDS a hero. Some liberals, however, prefer political martyrs to men on horseback--Alger Hiss, Karen Silkwood, and why not Dashiell Hammett? Hammett's qualifications are pretty impressive: a distinguished career, influential friends, a reputation for integrity, a great profile. In fact, the Hammett-as-hero... summary from source:
Monarch Notes Works of Dashiell Hammett: Guide To Further Study
01/01/1963: 2,008 words, approx. 7 pages Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Guide To Further Study A. Ideas For Papers, Oral Reports, And Class Discussion Majoring in psychology? To what extent can you see John B. Watson's and Sigmund Freud's influences on TMF? Start with our numerous references to these two psychologists, then... summary from source:
 AP Features Khmer Rouge death camp survivor, 8 Vietnamese writers, win human rights award
2/6/2007: 607 words, approx. 2 pagesA Khmer Rouge death camp survivor now battling chronic health problems is among 10 Southeast Asians chosen as recipients of the Hellman/Hammett human rights award, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Eight Vietnamese writers _ all of whom have either been jailed or harassed... summary from source:
AP Features Hiking in the San Francisco Bay area
10/8/2007: 543 words, approx. 2 pagesVisitors to the San Francisco Bay Area will no doubt stroll through Fisherman's Wharf, climb Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill and view the Pacific Ocean from Cliff House.While these sights are worthy, most don't provide the views or experience available at the countless miles of...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by William Marling
10,066 words, approx. 34 pages
Marling is an American educator and poet whose books include William Carlos Williams and the Painters (1982) and Raymond Chandler (1986). In the following excerpt, Marling presents a detailed analysis of the author's short fiction, emphasizing the allegorical aspects of the stories.
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Critical Essay by James Naremore
9,510 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Naremore discusses style, characterization, and themes in the novels of Dashiell Hammett, praising his handling of language and placing his works in historical context.
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James Naremore
4,856 words, approx. 16 pages
Hammett Responding to the Rejection of Two Continental Op Stories by Black Mask:
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