Icons of mystery and crime detection : from sleuths to superheroes /
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| Author / Creator: | Brunsdale, Mitzi. |
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| Imprint: | Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2010. |
| Description: | 2 v. (xiv, 780 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Greenwood icons Greenwood icons. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8130825 |
| Summary: | <p>This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p><br> <br></p> Parallel chronologies placing each of the book's 24 subjects in their historical/cultural context Individual selected bibliographies for each of the 24 figures plus a selected general bibliography of critical sources treating the genre |
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| Physical Description: | 2 v. (xiv, 780 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780313345302 0313345309 9780313345319 0313345317 9780313345326 0313345325 9780313345333 0313345333 9780313345340 0313345341 9780313345357 031334535X |