Detective Fiction

(Part of the Cultural History of Literature (Politiy) Series)

by Charles J. Rzepka

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Detective Fiction is a clear and compelling look at some of the best known, yet least-understood, characters and texts of the modern day. Charles J. Rzepka traces the history of the genre from its modern beginnings in the early eighteenth century, with the criminal broadsheets and 'true' crime stories of The Newgate Calendar, to its present state of diversity, innovation, and worldwide diffusion, in a manner that students and scholars alike will find...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0745629423

ISBN13:9780745629421

Release Date:September 2005

Publisher:Polity Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Contemporary Criticism & Theory Genres & Styles History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literary Theory Literature Literature & Fiction Movements & Periods Mystery Mystery & Detective Reference

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