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OverviewCrime 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Scaggs , John DrakakisPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.207kg ISBN: 9780415318242ISBN 10: 0415318246 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 27 January 2005 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsEasily the most informative and wide-ranging series of its kind, so packed with bright ideas that it has become and indispensable resource for students of literature. <br>-Terry Eagleton, University of Manchester, UK <br> The New Critical Idiom is a constant resource, essential reading for all students. <br>-Tom Paulin, University of Oxford, UK <br> 'Crime Fiction presents a digestible yet highly informative and intricate analysis of the genre. It is a valuable resourse for mystery and detective aficionados in addition to scholars' - Amy C. Branman, In-between Author InformationJohn Scaggs is a Lecturer in the Department of English at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland. His research interests include Modern Fiction, with a particular emphasis on crime fiction and revenge tragedy, the Gothic and Literary Theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |