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Broadway Boogie Woogie: Damon Runyon & Making of NYC Culture by D.R. Schwarz SC
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- ISBN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
1403967318
ISBN-13
9781403967312
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30791830
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
VI, 346 Pages
Publication Name
Broadway Boogie Woogie : Damon Runyon and the Making of New York City Culture
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Theater / General, Theater / History & Criticism, Modern / 20th Century, American / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"...thought-provoking examination of Runyon and his historical context..."--T.D. Beal, Choice "...shows how Runyon captured--and in some ways created--the sights and sounds of New York City..."--Frank Herron, Syracuse Post-Standard "If you love anything to do with the history of New York City, Dan Schwarz has written just the book for you."--Union College "...'Runyonese,' evoke[s] a perhaps mythical Manhattan occupied by amusing, sometimes violent or greedy perps."--James Boylan, Columbia Journalism Review "Runyon exerted influence far beyond writing a story and had an enormous impact on popular culture in America. Recommended..."--Katherine E. Merrill, Library Journal "In the vagaries of literary reputation, Damon Runyon survives today more as a byword and a legend than as an author. He is best remembered for his flashy or shady characters, his half-mythical Broadway terrain, and most of all the indelible adaptations of his work, especially Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls. Daniel Schwarz's book makes a lively case for Runyon as a vernacular poet, a quirky character in his own right, and, with Walter Winchell, a great reporter-impresario of New York's midtown demimonde during its golden years." --Morris Dickstein, CUNY Graduate Center, author of Gates of Eden and Leopards in the Temple "This fascinating and comprehensive study of Damon Runyon at last gives us a scholarly study that places him in company like Aaron Copeland and other major cultural figures that would have surprised him but probably, secretly, delighted him too. Bravo!" --William R. Taylor, author of In Pursuit of Gotham and editor of Inventing Times Square, "...thought-provoking examination of Runyon and his historical context..."--T.D. Beal, Choice "...shows how Runyon captured--and in some ways created--the sights and sounds of New York City..."--Frank Herron,Syracuse Post-Standard "If you love anything to do with the history of New York City, Dan Schwarz has written just the book for you."--Monica Finch, Union College "...'Runyonese,' evoke[s] a perhaps mythical Manhattan occupied by amusing, sometimes violent or greedy perps."--James Boylan,Columbia Journalism Review "Runyon exerted influence far beyond writing a story and had an enormous impact on popular culture in America. Recommended..."--Katherine E. Merrill,Library Journal "In the vagaries of literary reputation, Damon Runyon survives today more as a byword and a legend than as an author. He is best remembered for his flashy or shady characters, his half-mythical Broadway terrain, and most of all the indelible adaptations of his work, especially Frank Loesser'sGuys and Dolls. Daniel Schwarz's book makes a lively case for Runyon as a vernacular poet, a quirky character in his own right, and, with Walter Winchell, a great reporter-impresario of New York's midtown demimonde during its golden years." --Morris Dickstein, CUNY Graduate Center, author ofGates of EdenandLeopards in the Temple "This fascinating and comprehensive study of Damon Runyon at last gives us a scholarly study that places him in company like Aaron Copeland and other major cultural figures that would have surprised him but probably, secretly, delighted him too. Bravo!" --William R. Taylor, author ofIn Pursuit of Gothamand editor ofInventing Times Square, "...thought-provoking examination of Runyon and his historical context..."--T.D. Beal, Choice "...shows how Runyon captured--and in some ways created--the sights and sounds of New York City..."--Frank Herron, Syracuse Post-Standard "If you love anything to do with the history of New York City, Dan Schwarz has written just the book for you."--Monica Finch, Union College "...'Runyonese,' evoke[s] a perhaps mythical Manhattan occupied by amusing, sometimes violent or greedy perps."--James Boylan, Columbia Journalism Review "Runyon exerted influence far beyond writing a story and had an enormous impact on popular culture in America. Recommended..."--Katherine E. Merrill, Library Journal "In the vagaries of literary reputation, Damon Runyon survives today more as a byword and a legend than as an author. He is best remembered for his flashy or shady characters, his half-mythical Broadway terrain, and most of all the indelible adaptations of his work, especially Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls . Daniel Schwarz's book makes a lively case for Runyon as a vernacular poet, a quirky character in his own right, and, with Walter Winchell, a great reporter-impresario of New York's midtown demimonde during its golden years." --Morris Dickstein, CUNY Graduate Center, author of Gates of Eden and Leopards in the Temple "This fascinating and comprehensive study of Damon Runyon at last gives us a scholarly study that places him in company like Aaron Copeland and other major cultural figures that would have surprised him but probably, secretly, delighted him too. Bravo!" --William R. Taylor, author of In Pursuit of Gotham and editor of Inventing Times Square
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
813/.52
Table Of Content
Introduction Runyon's New York: Historical Contexts and Fictional Universe The Eyes and Ears of the City: Runyon's Collected Journalism Runyon's Trial Reporting and the Spectator Culture The Art and Artistry of Runyon's Fiction 5Noir and Sentiment: The Genres of Runyon's Fiction (I) Gangsters, Gamblers, and the Demi-monde: The Genres of Runyon's Fiction (II) The Turps: Domesticity in Brooklyn
Synopsis
While analyzing Damon Runyon's high spirited work in terms of historical contexts, popular culture, and of the changing function of the media, Schwarz argues that in his columns and stories Runyon was an indispensable figure in creating our public images of New York City culture, including our interest in the demi-monde and underworld that explains in part the success of The Godfather films and The Sopranos . In his lively and exuberant chapters that include a panoramic view of New York City between the World Wars - with a focus on its colourful nightlife - Schwarz examines virtually every facet of Runyon's career from sports writer, daily columnist, trial reporter, and Hollywood figure to the author of the still widely-read short stories that were the source of the Broadway hit Guys and Dolls . As part of his discussion of Runyon's art and the artistry of Runyon's fiction, Schwarz skilfully examines the special language of the Broadway stories known as 'Runyonese', and explains how 'Runyonese' has become an adjective for describing flamboyant behaviour.
LC Classification Number
PN2100-2193
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