Key Concepts in Crime Fiction

An insight into a popular yet complex genre that has developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The volume explores the contemporary anxieties to which crime fiction responds, along with society''s changing conceptions of crime and criminality. The book covers texts, contexts and criticism in an accessible and user-friendly format.>

List of contents

General Editors' Preface
Introductory Essay
Chronology
Contexts: History, Politics, Culture
Literature: Texts, Themes, Issues
Criticism: Approaches, Theory, Practice
Index.

About the author

Heather Worthington

Product details

• Authors: Heather Worthington, Worthington Heather
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9780230551251
• ISBN: 978-0-230-55125-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Palgrave Key Concepts: Literature; Palgrave Key Concepts: Literat; Key Concepts: Literature; Palgrave Key Concepts: Literat; Key Concepts: Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social Sciences, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Study skills, Fiction Literature, Study and Learning Skills, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form