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The Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and Analysis
Charles Brownson
The Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and Analysis
Charles Brownson
This book begins with a history of the detective genre, coextensive with the novel itself, identifying the attitudes and institutions needed for the genre to emerge in its mature form around 1880. The theory of the genre is laid out along with its central theme of the getting and deployment of knowledge.
277 pages, black & white tables, figures
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 16, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780786477692 |
Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
Pages | 216 |
Dimensions | 226 × 180 × 13 mm · 308 g |
Language | English |