Narratives of enclosure in detective fiction: the locked room mystery
Auteur :
Cook, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780230276659
Date de publication :
12 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction. The book includes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day.