| Description |
x, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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Parallax : re-visions of culture and society |
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Parallax (Baltimore, Md.)
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The aesthetics of murder : a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture / Joel Black. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Contents: -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I -- ONE Murder as (Fine) Art -- TWO Murder as (Pure) Action -- THREE Murder as (Carnal) Knowledge -- Part II -- FOUR Mimesis and Murder -- FIVE Catharsis and Murder -- AFTERWORD Writing after Murder -- Notes -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Murder in literature, Romanticism, Fiction History and criticism, Detective and mystery stories History and criticism, Murder literature History and criticism, Murder in mass media, Literature and society History 20th century |
| Analysis |
Literature Special subjects Murder |
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Literature Special subjects Crimes |
| Notes |
(Parallax : re-visions of culture and society) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-266) and index |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Literature and society.
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Murder in literature.
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Literature and society -- History -- 20th century.
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Murder literature -- History and criticism.
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Murder in mass media.
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Romanticism.
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| LC no. |
91008595 |
| ISBN |
0801841801 (alk. paper) |
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080184181X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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