Crime fiction from Poe to the present
This brief study surveys British and American crime fiction from the first detective stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the present day, exploring the ways in which Poe's basic form has intertwined with more suspense-driven elements to produce fiction featuring spies, private-eyes and serial killer...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Devon, United Kingdom :
Northcote ; British Council
2013.
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Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Writers and their work. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b41989478*spi |
Sumario: | This brief study surveys British and American crime fiction from the first detective stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the present day, exploring the ways in which Poe's basic form has intertwined with more suspense-driven elements to produce fiction featuring spies, private-eyes and serial killers, as well as the classic whodunnit. |
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Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2019). |
Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xi, 92 p.) |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781786942586 |