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Rowman & Littlefield - 100 Greatest Literary Detectives - Hardcover
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Description: Crime fiction is one of the most popular literary genres and has been for more than a century. At the heart of almost all forms of mysteries from the Golden Age puzzler to the contemporary police procedural from American hardboiled fiction to the Japanese timetable mystery is the investigator. He or increasingly she can be a private eye a police officer or a general busybody. But whatever forms these investigators take they are the key element of crime fiction. Criminals and their crimes come and go while our attention is captured by these fascinating characters who exist at the intersection of so many different literary and social roles. 100 Greatest Literary Detectives offers a selection of the most influential important and intriguing fictional sleuths amateur or professional from around the world. From Sherlock Holmes to Harry Hole Kinsey Millhone to Kiyoshi Mitarai the detectives profiled here give readers a broader picture of one of fiction's most popular genres. Each entry summarizes the distinctive features of notable investigators and their approaches to crime provides a brief outline of major features of their fictional careers and makes a case for their importance based on literary - historical impact novelty uniqueness aesthetic quality or cultural resonance. The characters profiled here include Lew Archer Martin Beck Father Brown Brother Cadfael Adam Dalgliesh Mike Hammer Miss Jane Marple Hercule Poirot Ellery Queen Ezekiel Easy Rawlins Kay Scarpetta Sam Spade Phillip Trent V. I. Warshawski Lord Peter Wimsey Nero Wolfe and many others. Readers will find some of their favorite detectives here learn more about their literary and cultural significance and discover other great sleuths old and new local and international in this engaging volume. 100 Greatest Literary Detectives provides a fascinating look into some of the most intriguing fictional characters of all time.
Title: 100 Greatest Literary Detectives
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield
Barcode: 9781442278226
Pages: 250 Pages
Publication Date: 4/12/2018
Category: Literary Reference Works
Description: Crime fiction is one of the most popular literary genres and has been for more than a century. At the heart of almost all forms of mysteries from the Golden Age puzzler to the contemporary police procedural from American hardboiled fiction to the Japanese timetable mystery is the investigator. He or increasingly she can be a private eye a police officer or a general busybody. But whatever forms these investigators take they are the key element of crime fiction. Criminals and their crimes come and go while our attention is captured by these fascinating characters who exist at the intersection of so many different literary and social roles. 100 Greatest Literary Detectives offers a selection of the most influential important and intriguing fictional sleuths amateur or professional from around the world. From Sherlock Holmes to Harry Hole Kinsey Millhone to Kiyoshi Mitarai the detectives profiled here give readers a broader picture of one of fiction's most popular genres. Each entry summarizes the distinctive features of notable investigators and their approaches to crime provides a brief outline of major features of their fictional careers and makes a case for their importance based on literary - historical impact novelty uniqueness aesthetic quality or cultural resonance. The characters profiled here include Lew Archer Martin Beck Father Brown Brother Cadfael Adam Dalgliesh Mike Hammer Miss Jane Marple Hercule Poirot Ellery Queen Ezekiel Easy Rawlins Kay Scarpetta Sam Spade Phillip Trent V. I. Warshawski Lord Peter Wimsey Nero Wolfe and many others. Readers will find some of their favorite detectives here learn more about their literary and cultural significance and discover other great sleuths old and new local and international in this engaging volume. 100 Greatest Literary Detectives provides a fascinating look into some of the most intriguing fictional characters of all time.
Title: 100 Greatest Literary Detectives
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield
Barcode: 9781442278226
Pages: 250 Pages
Publication Date: 4/12/2018
Category: Literary Reference Works
