The imagination of evil : detective fiction and the modern world / Mary Evans.
The imagination of evil : detective fiction and the modern world / Mary Evans.
The imagination of evil : detective fiction and the modern world / Mary Evans.
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London : Continuum, 2009.
Date
2009.
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N809.3872/21
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English
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193 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Crime writing -- Ch. 1. Making crime -- Ch. 2. The making of the detective -- Ch. 3. Detecting the modern -- Ch. 4. Illegal and immoral -- Ch. 5. Are the times a'changing? -- Ch. 6. The dream that failed -- Ch. 7. 'On murder considered as one of the fine arts'.
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Publisher
London : Continuum, 2009.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2009.
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"From its growth in Europe in the nineteenth century detective fiction has developed into one of the most popular genres of literature and popular culture more widely. In this monograph, Mary Evans examines detective fiction and its complex relationship to the modern and to modernity. She focuses on two key themes: the moral relationship of detecti...
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The imagination of evil : detective fiction and the modern world / Mary Evans.
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Detective fiction and the modern world.
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Continuum literary studies.
Includes bibliography (p. [176]-181) and index.
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N809.3872/21
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1847062067
9781847062062
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991010055219702626
