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The Crime Fiction Handbook
Contributor(s): Messent, Peter (Author)
ISBN: 0470657049     ISBN-13: 9780470657041
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $25.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 809.387
LCCN: 2012008956
Series: Blackwell Literature Handbooks
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
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