| The Sleuth and the Scholar: Origins, Evolution, and Current Trends in Detective Fiction Contributor(s): Rader, Barbara A. (Editor), Zettler, Howard G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313260362 ISBN-13: 9780313260360 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction |
| Dewey: 813.087 |
| LCCN: 87024958 |
| Series: Contributions in Medical Studies, |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.24" W x 9.56" (1.03 lbs) 151 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is the detective novel popular fiction or serious literature? This collection of essays examines the historical, literary, and critical aspects of the genre. Three interrelated aspects of detective fiction are addressed: the mystery story as a vehicle for social criticism, women crime writers, and the American hard-boiled detective story--its origins in cowboy fiction, recent trends, and whether the mean streets still belong exclusively to men. Contributors span the ranks of well-known crime writers, popular critics of detective fiction, and academic scholars. This unusual volume aptly illustrates the nature and attractions of a style of fiction that was once dismissed as merely sensational and is now seen as mainstream. |