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This book takes a look at the evolution of crime fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related sub-genres, it explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies, the gothic and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Revising the Canon of Crime and Detection
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Supernatural and Gothic
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
Shortlisted for Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards 2008 (Category: Best Critical/Biographical)
'Maurizio Ascari's book is a thrilling journey through the supernaturally dark side of crime fiction. It excavates material that critics have not previously considered in the context of classic crime writing and also explores innovatively the role of the super-rational in the development and meaning of the genre. The book thoroughly justifies its challenging title as a Counter-History of Crime Fiction.' - Stephen Knight, Distinguished Research Professor in English Literature, University of Cardiff, UK
'...a well-written, insightful and important piece of criticism.' - Kim Toft Hansen, Kulturekapellet
'...[an] interestingly transnational approach to crime fiction...elegant language...captivating writing style...critically groundbreaking...' Rivista di Studi Vittoriani
About the author
MAURIZIO ASCARI is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bologna, Italy. His publications include books and essays on crime fiction, anarchist fiction, the formation of the literary canon and travel writing.
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Book Title: A Counter-History of Crime Fiction
Book Subtitle: Supernatural, Gothic, Sensational
Authors: Maurizio Ascari
Series Title: Crime Files
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230234536
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-52500-9Published: 05 September 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-59462-3Published: 05 September 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-23453-6Published: 05 September 2007
Series ISSN: 2947-8340
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8359
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 222
Topics: Fiction, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Twentieth-Century Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Nineteenth-Century Literature