| Description |
xxv, 207 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Palgrave key concepts. Literature |
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Palgrave key concepts. Literature.
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| Contents |
Contexts: history, politics, culture -- Literature: texts, themes, issues, concepts -- Criticism: approaches, theory, practice |
| Summary |
An insight into a popular yet complex genre that has developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The volume explores the contemporary anxieties to which crime fiction responds, along with society's changing conceptions of crime and criminality. The book covers texts, contexts and criticism in an accessible and user-friendly format |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Crime in literature.
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Criminals in literature.
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Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism.
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| LC no. |
2011034399 |
| ISBN |
9780230551251 (paperback) |
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