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Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction / by Stuart Sim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sim, Stuart, Author.
- Series:
- Palgrave pivot.
- Palgrave pivot
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature, Modern--20th century.
- Literature, Modern.
- Fiction.
- America--Literatures.
- America.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Twentieth-Century Literature.
- Fiction Literature.
- North American Literature.
- Literary History.
- Local Subjects:
- Twentieth-Century Literature.
- Fiction Literature.
- North American Literature.
- Literary History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (VI, 133 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349500567
- 1349500569
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