The detective and the artist : painters, poets and writers in crime fiction, 1840s-1970s / J. K. Van...
The detective and the artist : painters, poets and writers in crime fiction, 1840s-1970s / J. K. Van...
The detective and the artist : painters, poets and writers in crime fiction, 1840s-1970s / J. K. Van Dover.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Call Numbers
G 2019/1203
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface -- Introduction: art in the blood -- The fine arts of murder -- The art of the detective -- Artistic detectives: in the beginning -- Art and the classical detective story -- The classical detective -- The ?hard-boiled detective -- Conclusion.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"The Detective and the Artist: Painters, Poets and Writers in Crime Fiction, 1840s-1970s focuses upon the distinctive role that artists have played in detective fiction--as detectives, as villains, and victims, and as bystanders. Detectives may use various methods--ratiocinative, scientific, or hard-boiled--but they always unravel the threads that...
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The detective and the artist : painters, poets and writers in crime fiction, 1840s-1970s / J. K. Van Dover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/1203
Record Identifier
74VKVyWex4mb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyWex4mb
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ISBN
1476677492 paperback alkaline paper
9781476677491 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
823.087209
MMS ID
991024233715602626
