Key Concepts in Crime Fiction

Key Concepts in Crime Fiction
ISBN-10
1350310328
ISBN-13
9781350310322
Category
Study Aids
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2011-08-31
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Heather Worthington

Description

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.

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