Key concepts in crime fiction /

"An insight into a popular yet complex genre that has developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The volume explores the contemporary anxieties to which crime fiction responds, along with society's changing conceptions of crime and criminality. The book covers texts, contexts a...

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Main Author:	Worthington, Heather, 1953-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:	Palgrave key concepts. Literature.
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories > History and criticism. Crime in literature. Criminals in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective. LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. Kriminalliteratur. Englisch.
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Summary:	"An insight into a popular yet complex genre that has developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The volume explores the contemporary anxieties to which crime fiction responds, along with society's changing conceptions of crime and criminality. The book covers texts, contexts and criticism in an accessible and user-friendly format"--
Physical Description:	xxv, 207 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780230551251 (pbk.) 0230551254 (pbk.)