Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

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  • Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes] Book Detail

  • Author : Mitzi M. Brunsdale
  • Release Date : 2010-07-26
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Genre : Literary Criticism
  • Pages : 806
  • ISBN 13 : 0313345317
  • File Size : 30,30 MB
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Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes] by Mitzi M. Brunsdale PDF Summary

Book Description: This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.

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