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Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction (very Short Introductions)
by Richard Bradford /
2015 / English / EPUB
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Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the
19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles,
Herodotus, and Shakespeare. In this
Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the
19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles,
Herodotus, and Shakespeare. In thisVery Short
Introduction
Very Short
Introduction Richard Bradford explores the history of the
genre, by considering the various definitions of "crime fiction"
and looking at how it has developed over time. Discussing the
popularity of crime fiction worldwide and its various styles; the
role that gender plays within the genre; spy fiction, and legal
dramas and thrillers; he explores how the crime novel was shaped by
the work of British and American authors in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
Richard Bradford explores the history of the
genre, by considering the various definitions of "crime fiction"
and looking at how it has developed over time. Discussing the
popularity of crime fiction worldwide and its various styles; the
role that gender plays within the genre; spy fiction, and legal
dramas and thrillers; he explores how the crime novel was shaped by
the work of British and American authors in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
Highlighting the works of notorious authors such as Edgar Allan
Poe, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Raymond Chandler -- to name
but a few -- he considers the role of the crime novel in modern
popular culture and asks whether we can, and whether we should,
consider crime fiction serious "literature".
Highlighting the works of notorious authors such as Edgar Allan
Poe, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Raymond Chandler -- to name
but a few -- he considers the role of the crime novel in modern
popular culture and asks whether we can, and whether we should,
consider crime fiction serious "literature".ABOUT THE SERIES:
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