Outlander and Lord John as crime fiction : essays on the novels, stories and TV series / edited by Erin E. MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacDonald, Erin E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery stories, American.

Television crime shows--United States--History and criticism.

Television crime shows.

Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander novels.

Gabaldon, Diana.

Gabaldon, Diana. Lord John Grey series.

Gabaldon, Diana--Criticism and interpretation.

Outlander (Television program).

Physical Description:

viii, 253 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Outlander and Lord John as crime fiction : essays on the novels, stories and television series

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2025]

Summary:

"Fans across the globe are familiar with Diana Gabaldon's bestselling Outlander series and the Starz television series that adapts it. Combining science fiction time travel and historical romance, the Outlanderuniverse has captivated millions with its detail and complexity. However, few readers or viewers realize how large an influence the mystery genre has had on Gabaldon's plots, characters, and writing style. Her Lord John series of novels and short stories is obviously rooted in the crime fiction tradition, although it doesn't play by all of the traditional generic rules. Even the larger Outlandernovels, though, contain at least one mystery in every book. This inclusion of the murder-mystery and other crimes is no accident: the author has stated her love of the genre and her deliberate use of it many times. This collection of scholarly essays delves into the many connections between the world of Outlander and the world of crime fiction. It analyzes in depth, for the first time, the ways that crime and punishment, vigilante justice, and murder and mystery are represented in both the Outlander and Lord John series. Moving beyond the stereotypical romantic focus, this book demonstrates the variety and complexity of Gabaldon's universe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Outlander as crime fiction? / Erin E. Macdonald

The numinous corrupted : supernatural framings of crime in Diana Gabaldon's Lord John stories compared to Outlander / Kari Sawden

Epistemophilia and landscapes : Claire Randall as metaphysical and literal sleuth in Outlander / Katrina Younes

Fixing those uppity witches : witchcraft and healing as crimes of femininity in Outlander / Racheal Harris

"A fugitive green" : outsiders at play with convention / Roy Geiger

Living a crime : double consciousness follows Lord John as a closeted detective / Valerie Estelle Frankel

Lord John and the age of reason : Gabaldon's atypical rationalist detective / Erin E. Macdonald

The personal and political motivations for crime and crime fighting in the Lord John series / Erin E. Macdonald

Crime solving "gays" : anti-stereotypical and powerful portrayals of queer sexualities in the crime fiction of Victor J. Banis and Diana Gabaldon / Süleyman Bölükbaş

Disguising the gay hero as he combats crimes of the British Empire : slavery and colonialism in the Lord John series / Lisa Elwood-Farber

Yi tien cho : chinese or criminal? Race and criminality in Diana Gabaldon's voyager / Justine Trinh

Crime, trauma, and the ethics of Jamie Fraser / Racheal Harris

Open wounds : decentering the televisual rape/recovery crime narrative in Outlander / Jason Davids Scott

When murder isn't a crime : exploring vigilante justice in the Outlander television series / Jaclyn Smith-Wilson

"As you've never seen it before" : Diana Gabaldon, Hoang Nguyen, and the graphic crime novel / Suzanne Manizza Roszak.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476689159

1476689156

OCLC:

1461742947

Publisher Number:

90104394582