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With essays by an international group of scholars, Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction delves into the ways in which this genre, given its status as popular yet marginalized literature, allows for the exploration of a wide range of meanings. Contributors examine how the genre both mirrors and...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Université catholique de Paris
Other Authors: Martz, Linda, Higgie, Anita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories > History and criticism > Congresses.
Identity (Psychology) in literature > Congresses.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature > Congrès.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Detective and mystery stories
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Identität > Motiv
Kriminalroman
Roman policier > Histoire et critique > Congrès.
Identité (psychologie) > Dans la littérature > Congrès.
Paris
Paris <2004>
Conference papers and proceedings
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:With essays by an international group of scholars, Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction delves into the ways in which this genre, given its status as popular yet marginalized literature, allows for the exploration of a wide range of meanings. Contributors examine how the genre both mirrors and focuses the personal/sexual/ ethnic/spiritual, how it interfaces with national literatures and histories, and how the generic identity of detective fiction has evolved over time. Chapters include ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443809078
1443809071

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