Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

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...

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Autor principal: Sim, Stuart (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot 2015.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:VI, 133 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781137469663