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Product Identifiers
PublisherLibri Publishing The Limited
ISBN-101907471472
ISBN-139781907471476
eBay Product ID (ePID)117148309
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCrime and the Gothic : Identifying the Gothic Footprint in Modern Crime Fiction
SubjectGothic & Romance
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorSian Macarthur
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal809.3872
SynopsisA coherent and chronological investigation, this book explores the way in which writers of crime fiction - teh most popular fictional genre of the 21st century - adapt and incorporate features of traditional Gothic fiction into their writing., A coherent and chronological investigation, this book explores the way in which writers of crime fiction--the most popular fictional genre of the 21st century--adapt and incorporate features of traditional Gothic fiction into their writing. Offering a study into the origins of the genre, it underscores the Gothic and detective fiction influences that resulted in crime fiction writing. With detailed analysis of the most contemporary and successful crime writers--both American and British--this account also examines the public's thirst for and obsession with true crime in the 19th century.