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Female anger in crime fiction /

"This Element will explore the ethics and efficacy of anger in female-centered crime fiction from its first stirrings in the 19th century through second wave feminism's angry, individualist heroes until today's current explosion of women who reject respectability and justification&quo...

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Main Author: Reitz, Caroline (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in crime narratives.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Anger in literature.
Justice in literature.
Crime in literature.
Feminist criticism.
Noir fiction, American > History and criticism.
Noir fiction, English > History and criticism.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Colère dans la littérature.
Justice dans la littérature.
Criminalité dans la littérature.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. Mad?
  • 3. Using it
  • 4. Losing it
  • 5. Epilogue
  • References.