[PDF.83ht] Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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 | #627448 in Books |  Oxford University Press USA |  2015-07-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  4.40 x.30 x6.80l,.75 | File type: PDF | 144 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent overview of crime fiction's pedigree|By Karen S. Garvin|In seven short chapters the author covers the origins of the crime story and through to the twenty-first century, attributing the origins of modern crime writing to Daniel Defoe and Henry Fielding, and a bit later, William Godwin (erroneously spelled Goodwin in the index), which is in line with other scholars of| |... this tidy little read-in-an-evening item will explain and enhance your affection for murder, open your eyes to new authors and have you reaching for the bookshelves for another fix, assured that you're right in the read afterall. * Sunday Sport, Jon Wise *

Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the 19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles, Herodotus, and Shakespeare. In this Very Short Introduction Richard Bradford explores the history of the genre, by considering the various definitions of "crime fiction" and looking at how it has developed over time. Discussing the popularity of crime fiction worldwide and its various styles; the role that gender plays within the genre; sp...

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