03499nam 2200541 a 450 991096451520332120251117112625.097811183265411118326547(MiAaPQ)EBC7103535(CKB)24989720600041(MiAaPQ)EBC1120613(Au-PeEL)EBL1120613(CaPaEBR)ebr10657938(CaONFJC)MIL447037(OCoLC)780398363(Perlego)1000716(EXLCZ)992498972060004120120312d2013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe crime fiction handbook /Peter Messent1st ed.Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;Malden, Mass. John Wiley & Sons2013x, 262 pBlackwell literature handbooksIncludes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The politics, main forms, and key concerns of crime fiction. The politics of crime fiction; The types of crime fiction; Classical detective fiction; Hard-boiled detective fiction; The police novel; Transgressor fictions; Vision, supervision, and the city; Crime and the body; Gender matters; Representations of race -- Discussions of individual texts. Edgar Allan Poe: "The murders in the Rue Morgue"; Arthur Conan Doyle : The sign of four; Agatha Christie : The murder of Roger Aykroyd; Dashiell Hammett : The Maltese falcon; Raymond Chandler : The big sleep; James M. Cain : Double indemnity; Patricia Highsmith : The talented Mr. Ripley; Chester Himes : Cotton comes to Harlem; Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo : The laughing policeman; James Ellroy : The black dahlia; Thomas Harris : The silence of the lambs; Patricia Cornwell : Unnatural exposure; Ian Rankin : The naming of the dead; Stieg Larsson : The girl with the dragon tattoo.The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts. Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart. Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions.Detective and mystery storiesHistory and criticismDetective and mystery stories, EnglishHistory and criticismDetective and mystery stories, AmericanHistory and criticismDetective and mystery stories, SwedishHistory and criticismDetective and mystery storiesHistory and criticism.Detective and mystery stories, EnglishHistory and criticism.Detective and mystery stories, AmericanHistory and criticism.Detective and mystery stories, SwedishHistory and criticism.809.3/872Messent Peter1946-600940MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910964515203321The crime fiction handbook4362071UNINA