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The Sleuth and the Scholar: Origins, Evolution, and Current Trends in Detective Fiction - Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
The Sleuth and the Scholar: Origins, Evolution, and Current Trends in Detective Fiction - Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
Three interrelated aspects of detective fiction are addressed: the mystery story as a vehicle for social criticism, women crime writers, and the American hard-boiled detective story--its origins in cowboy fiction, recent trends, and whether the mean streets still belong exclusively to men.
160 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 11, 1988 |
| ISBN13 | 9780313260360 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Pages | 151 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 467 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Rader, Barbara A. |
| Editor | Zettler, Howard G. |