A Counter-History of Crime Fiction

A Counter-History of Crime Fiction
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9780230234536
ISBN-13 : 0230234534
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Book Synopsis A Counter-History of Crime Fiction by : Maurizio Ascari

Download or read book A Counter-History of Crime Fiction written by Maurizio Ascari and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a look at the evolution of crime fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related sub-genres, it explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies, the gothic and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology.


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