Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction e-bog
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The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Pivot
Udgivet
8 april 2015
Genrer
1KB
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781137469663
The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.