Title Language, ideology and identity in serial killer narratives / Christiana Gregoriou

Published New York : Routledge, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 198 pages) : illustrations Series Routledge studies in rhetoric and stylistics ; 2 Routledge studies in rhetoric and stylistics ; 2 Contents Crime scenes -- Killer headlines -- True crime! -- Buying crime -- The verdict Summary In this book, Gregoriou explores the portrayal of the serial killer identity and its related ideology across a range of contemporary crime narratives, including detective fiction, the true crime genre and media journalism. How exactly is the serial kil Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism Discourse analysis, Literary English language -- Style Murder victims in literature Rhetoric and psychology Serial murderers in literature Serial murderers -- Press coverage -- Great Britain Serial murderers -- Press coverage -- United States Berichterstattung. Crime fiction. Crime in Mass media. Detective and mystery stories, American. Detective and mystery stories, English. Discourse analysis, Literary. Discourse analysis, Literary. English language -- Style. English language -- Style. Film. Intensivtäter Motiv Kriminalgeschichte. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Literatur. Mord Motiv Mörder Motiv Murder victims in literature. Opfer Motiv Rhetoric and psychology. Serial murderers in literature. Serial murderers in literature. Great Britain. Großbritannien. USA. United States. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2010030150 ISBN 0203832655 1136837833 1283041111 6613041114 9780203832653 9781136837838 9781283041119 9786613041111

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