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A Counter-History of Crime Fiction: Supernatural, Gothic, Sensational 2007 Edition
Contributor(s): Ascari, Maurizio (Author)

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ISBN: 0230525008     ISBN-13: 9780230525009
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: "A Counter-History of Crime Fiction" takes a new look at the evolution of crime fiction, drawing on material from the Middle Ages up to the early Twentieth century, when the genre was theoretically defined as detective fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related, even incestuous, sub-genres, Maurizio Ascari explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies and providential fictions, the gothic and the ghost story, urban mysteries and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction
- Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 823.087
LCCN: 2007018603
Series: Crime Files
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 8.23" W x 8.47" L (0.92 lbs) 222 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Nominee, Critical/Biographical, 2008
 
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This book takes a look at the evolution of crime fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related sub-genres, it explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies, the gothic and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology.
 
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