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Medieval crime fiction : a critical overview / Anne McKendry.
Van Pelt Library PN3448.D4 M38 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McKendry, Anne (Anne Louise), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories.
- Historical fiction--History and criticism.
- Historical fiction.
- Medievalism in literature.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 267 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Combining elements of medievalism, the historical novel and the detective narrative, medieval crime fiction capitalizes upon the appeal of all three. This book investigates the enduring popularity of the largely unexamined genre and explores its social, cultural and political contexts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Genres and origins
- Soiled knights and medieval mean streets
- Divine ratiocination
- An unsuitable job for a medieval woman
- "There are no Jews in England"
- Poet or pi?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476666716
- 1476666717
- OCLC:
- 1076810315
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