Dansk
Curtis Evans, Evans
(forfatter)
Masters of the "e;Humdrum"e; Mystery e-bog
200,69 DKK
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "e;crime novel,"e; influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "e;Humdrums,"e; condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British…
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "e;crime novel,"e; influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "e;Humdrums,"e; condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "e;Humdrums"e;--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the "e;Humdrums"e; into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.
E-bog
200,69 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
10.01.2014
Længde
309 sider
Genrer
Literature: history and criticism
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780786490899
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "e;crime novel,"e; influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "e;Humdrums,"e; condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "e;Humdrums"e;--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the "e;Humdrums"e; into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.