Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
- presents a concise history of crime fiction – from biblical narratives to James Ellroy – broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
- explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as »Rational Criminal Investigation », The Hard-Boiled Mode », »The Police Procedural » and »Historical Crime Fiction »
- locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
- outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
- considers contemporary television series like C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation alongside the »classic » whodunnits of Agatha Christie.
Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction and concludes with a look at future directions for the genre in the twentieth-first century.
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Format PDF ● Pages 184 ● ISBN 9781134368242 ● Maison d’édition Taylor and Francis ● Publié 2005 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5295154 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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