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Combining theoretical and practical approaches, this collection of essays explores classic detective fiction from a variety of contemporary viewpoints. Among the diverse perspectives are those which interrogate the way the genre reflects important social and cultural attitudes, contributes to a reader's ability to adapt to the challenges of daily life, and provides alternative takes on the role of the detective as an investigator and arbiter of "truth". Part 1 looks at the nature of and the audience for detective fiction, as well as the genre as a litarary form. This section includes an inquiry into the role of the detective; an application of object-relations psychology to the genre; and analyses of recent literary criticism positing that traditional detective fiction contained the seeds of its own subversion. Part 2 applies a variety of theoretical positions to Agatha Christie and her heirs in the British ratiocinative tradition. A concluding essay positions the genre within the middle-class traditions of the novel since its inception in the 18th century.

Author Biography:

JEROME H. DELAMATER is Professor of Communication at the School of Communication, Hofstra University. RUTH PRIGOZY is Professor of English at Hofstra University.
Release date Australia
October 28th, 1997
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Interest Age
From 7 to 17 years
Pages
224
Dimensions
156x234x14
ISBN-13
9780313304620
Product ID
3775391

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