A Companion to Crime Fiction
Book Details
Author(s)Wiley-Blackwell
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1405167653
ISBN-139781405167659
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,555,946
CategoryHardcover
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
A Companionto 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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