Crime fiction : a very short introduction / Richard Bradford

By:

Bradford, Richard, 1957- []

Material type:

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 429Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 134 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780199658787

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contents:

Origins -- The two ages : golden and hard-boiled -- Transitions -- International crime fiction -- Gender -- Spy fiction, the thriller and legal drama -- Can crime fiction be taken seriously?

Summary: ""Tells the story of the developing genre of crime fiction, from its 18th century origins in Britain to its contemporary international scope. Ranging from drawing-room murder mysteries to spy fiction, legal dramas, and thrillers, Bradford explores the conventions of the genre, and considers how crime writers have worked to escape the limitations it places on them.""--Front flap

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	Main	RTC Library Main opac		Main TEST		808.8 BRA					Available			30010204

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) and index

Origins -- The two ages : golden and hard-boiled -- Transitions -- International crime fiction -- Gender -- Spy fiction, the thriller and legal drama -- Can crime fiction be taken seriously?

""Tells the story of the developing genre of crime fiction, from its 18th century origins in Britain to its contemporary international scope. Ranging from drawing-room murder mysteries to spy fiction, legal dramas, and thrillers, Bradford explores the conventions of the genre, and considers how crime writers have worked to escape the limitations it places on them.""--Front flap