| Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: 0 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Salem Press (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587653974 ISBN-13: 9781587653971 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $395.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Continuing the Salem Press tradition of Critical Survey series, Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction, Revised Edition provides detailed analyses of the lives and writings of major contributors to the fascinating literary subgenre of mystery and detective fiction. This greatly expanded five-volume set is the first full revision of a work that originally appeared in 1988. This new edition updates or replaces all the original articles and adds entirely new articles on 118 more authors, raising the total to 393 articles. It also adds 38 entirely new overview essays and 4 new appendixes, including an annotated bibliography of general works and lists of major writing awards. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 809.387 |
| LCCN: 2007040208 |
| Series: Critical Survey (Salem Press) |
| Physical Information: 8" H x 9.5" W x 11" (15.90 lbs) 800 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive survey of mystery and detective fiction that covers more than 390 writers. It includes overviews on more than three dozen aspects of the genre. It provides analyses of the lives and writings of major contributors to the literary subgenre of mystery and detective fiction. |