Murder - A Tale of Modern American Life

"Exemplary in its interdisciplinarity, historical in the most careful, sophisticated sense, this book moves with grace and precision through often competing discourses."--Lynda Hart, author of "Fatal Women: Lesbian Sexuality and the Mark of Aggression"

About the author

Sara L. Knox is Lecturer of Humanities at the University of Western Sydney.

Summary

Examines post-war America's preoccupation with this act of violence. Demonstrating how American culture both consumes and produces tales of murder, this title also examines numerous relevant narratives- news stories, psychiatric testimony, legal transcripts, fictional accounts, and examples from the thriving literary genre of true crime.

Product details

• Authors: Knox, Sara L Knox, Sara L. Knox, Sara L. Knox
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.03.1998
• EAN: 9780822320661
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2066-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Kulturwissenschaften, Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren, Gewalt und Missbrauch in der Gesellschaft