The Poetics of Murder: Detective Fiction and Literary Theory

by Glenn W. Most (Editor), William W. Stowe (Editor)

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Essays explore the reasons for the popularity of murder mysteries and discuss the literary techniques and social aspects of detective novels.

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Original publication date
1983

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Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
809.3Literature & rhetoricLiterature, rhetoric & criticismHistory, description, critical appraisal of more than two literaturesFiction
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PN3448 .D4 .P54Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Prose. Prose fictionSpecial kinds of fiction. Fiction genres

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English
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Paper
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