Theory and Practice of Classic Detective Fiction

by Ruth Prigozy and Jerome H. Delamater

Book Overview

Combining theoretical and practical approaches, this collection of essays explores classic detective fiction from a variety of contemporary viewpoints. Among the diverse perspectives are those which interrogate the way the genre reflects important social and cultural attitudes, contributes to a reader's ability to adapt to the challenges of daily life, and provides alternate takes on the role of the detective as an investigator and arbiter of truth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313304629
• ISBN13: 9780313304620
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"