Inspecting Psychology: How the Rise of Psychological Ideas Influenced the Development of Detective Fiction

by David Cohen

Book Overview

Inspecting Psychology takes a sleuth's magnifying glass to the interplay between psychology, psychiatry and detective fiction to provide a unique examination of the history of psychology. As psychology evolved over the centuries, so did crime writing. This book looks at how the psychological movements of the time influenced classic authors from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle to Dorothy Sayers and Georges Simenon, to reveal an enduring connection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036736218X
• ISBN13: 9780367362188
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"