A narratological approach to lists in detective fiction

A narratological approach to lists in detective fiction / Sarah J. Link.

This open access book examines how the form of the list features as a tool for meaning-making in the genre of detective fiction from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The book analyzes how both readers and detectives rely on listing as an ordering and structuring tool, and highlights the c...

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Main Author: Link, Sarah J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Series:Crime files series,
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories > History and criticism.
Lists in literature.
Detective and mystery stories
Lists in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Reading Lists, Listing Clues
  • 2. Defining Detective Fiction
  • 3. Dossier Novels: The Reader as Detective
  • 4. Manipulating Readers: The Novels of Agatha Christie
  • 5. Excursus: The Thorndyke Novels and the Language of Science
  • 6. Lists and Knowledge
  • 7. Conclusion: Models of Knowledge in Detective Fiction.

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