Detective fiction and literature : the figure on the carpet

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Detective fiction and literature : the figure on the carpet

Martin Priestman

Macmillan, 1990

1st ed

Available at  / 12 libraries

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Note

Bibliography: p. 207-209

Includes index

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Description

A literary study exploring detective fiction as a specialized literary genre, from its origins in the works of Poe, Wilkie Collins and Doyle to present-day writers.

Table of Contents

  • Detective fiction and scandal
  • Oedipus and Aristotle - Freud and "The Moonstone"
  • Poe
  • Gaberiau
  • Sherlock Holmes - the series, the valleys of fear
  • detective fiction and ideas
  • "a little art jargon"
  • a version of the pastoral
  • the hardboiled heritage.

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