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Varieties of Crime Fiction

Varieties of Crime Fiction

Varieties of Crime Fiction

S.T. Joshi

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Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
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9781479445462
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Leading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers.The Golden AgeDorothy L. Sayers: Lords and ServantsJohn Dickson Carr: PuzzlemeisterMargery Allingham: Murder, Gangs, and SpiesPhilip MacDonald: Expanding the “Cosy” MysteryII. The Hard-Boiled SchoolDashiell Hammett: Sam Spade and OthersRaymond Chandler: Mean StreetsRoss Macdonald: Family AffairsIII. The Psychological MysteryMargaret Millar: Scars of the PsychePatricia Highsmith: Guilt and InnocenceL. P. Davies: The Workings of the MindSome ContemporariesP. D. James: The Empress’s New ClothesRuth Rendell: The Psychology of MurderSue Grafton: Hard-Boiled Female 3

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