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A Companion to Crime Fiction
Contributor(s): Rzepka, Charles J. (Editor), Horsley, Lee (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1119675774     ISBN-13: 9781119675778
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $60.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction
Dewey: 809.387
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" L (2.50 lbs) 656 pages
 
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A Companion to Crime Fiction presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day
  • A collection of forty-seven newly commissioned essays from a team of leading scholars across the globe make this Companion the definitive guide to crime fiction
  • Follows the development of the genre from its origins in the eighteenth century through to its phenomenal present day popularity
  • Features full-length critical essays on the most significant authors and film-makers, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammett to Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese exploring the ways in which they have shaped and influenced the field
  • Includes extensive references to the most up-to-date scholarship, and a comprehensive bibliography
 
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