Feminism In Women S Detective Fiction

Author : Glenwood Irons
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781442655638

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Feminism in Women's Detective Fiction by Glenwood Irons Pdf

Names such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Sam Spade are perhaps better known than the names of the authors who created them. The woman detective has also had worldwide appeal; yet, with the exception of Christie's Miss Marple, the names of female detectives and their authors have only recently gained wide attention through the popularity of Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky. The essays in this collection grapple with a wide range of issues important to the female sleuth – the most important, perhaps, being the oft-heard challenge to her suitability for the job. Not surprisingly, gender issues are the main focus of all the essays; indeed, in detective novels with a woman protagonist, these issues are often right at the surface. Some of the papers see the female sleuth as an important force in popular fiction, but many also challenge the notion that the woman detective is a positive model for feminists. They argue that fictional female sleuths have lost the `otherness' that a feminine approach to the genre should encourage. Collectively, the essays also reveal the differences between British and American perspectives on the woman detective.

Author : Glenwood Henry Irons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0802005195

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Feminism in Women's Detective Fiction by Glenwood Henry Irons Pdf

Contributors look at women's detective fiction from a feminist perspective, touching on aspects of the genre such as the earliest female detectives in fiction, the stereotype of spinster sleuths, the Nancy Drew series, Sue Grafton's hard-boiled feminism, female friendship and the specter of lesbianism in the work of Sara Paretsky, and the female dick and the crisis of heterosexuality. And you thought it was just a murder mystery. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : M. Schaub
Publisher : Springer
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781137276964

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Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction by M. Schaub Pdf

This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole.

Author : Kathleen Gregory Klein
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0252064631

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The Woman Detective by Kathleen Gregory Klein Pdf

Kathleen Gregory Klein traces female paid, professional private investigators in British, Canadian, and American novels, revealing that the detective novel is both a reflection of and potential barrier to social change for women. This edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the current state of the genre's new and old novels. A comprehensive bibliography and a character list update the field through mid-1994.

Author : Kathleen Gregory Klein
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0879727969

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Diversity and Detective Fiction by Kathleen Gregory Klein Pdf

The distinguishing characteristic of the book is its mix of essays focusing on teaching cultural diversity in the classroom and illustrating diversity through fiction to the general readers."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Sally Rowena Munt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134838431

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Murder by the Book? by Sally Rowena Munt Pdf

Murder by the Book? is a thorough - and thoroughly enjoyable - look at the blossoming genre of the feminist crime novel in Britain and the United States. Sally Munt asks why the form has proved so attractive as a vehicle for oppositional politics; whether the pleasures of detective fiction can be truly transgressive; and when exactly it was that the dyke detective appeared as the new super-hero for today. Along the way Munt poses some critical questions about the relations between fiction and activism, politics and representations, the writer and the reader. This will be an enticing book both for addicts of the genre and for teachers and their students.

Author : Maureen T. Reddy
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015016917299

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Sisters in Crime by Maureen T. Reddy Pdf

Author : Philippa Gates
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781438434063

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Detecting Women by Philippa Gates Pdf

Finalist for the 2012 Edgar Award in the Best Critical/Biographical Category presented by the Mystery Writers of America In this extensive and authoritative study of over 300 films, Philippa Gates explores the "woman detective" figure from her pre-cinematic origins in nineteenth century detective fiction through her many incarnations throughout the history of Hollywood cinema. Through the lens of theories of gender, genre, and stardom and engaging with the critical concepts of performativity, masquerade, and feminism, Detecting Women analyzes constructions of the female investigator in the detective genre and focuses on the evolution of her representation from 1929 to today. While a popular assumption is that images of women have become increasingly positive over this period, Gates argues that the most progressive and feminist models of the female detective exist in mainstream film's more peripheral products such as 1930's B-picture and 1970's Blaxploitation films. Offering revisions and new insights into peripheral forms of mainstream film, Gates explores this space that allows a fantasy of resolution of social anxieties about crime and, more interestingly, gender, in the 20th and early 21st centuries. The author's innovative, engaging, and capacious approach to this important figure within feminist film history breaks new ground in the field of gender and film studies.

Author : Catherine Ross Nickerson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521136068

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The Cambridge Companion to American Crime Fiction by Catherine Ross Nickerson Pdf

This Companion examines the range of American crime fiction from execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programmes like The Sopranos.

Author : M. Schaub
Publisher : Springer
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781137276964

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Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction by M. Schaub Pdf

This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole.

Author : Renée W. Craig-Odders,Jacky Collins,Glen S. Close
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786424269

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Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Detective Fiction by Renée W. Craig-Odders,Jacky Collins,Glen S. Close Pdf

The image of the hard-boiled private investigator from gritty pulp fiction, a terse and mysterious figure, has become increasingly universal as the detective novel crosses more and more borders. A booming genre in Latin America, Spain and other Hispanic cultures, detective fiction has transcended the limitations of its influences. Hispanic authors relatively new to the genre have published novels and series popular with the public, while a number of well-known writers have adapted the genre to reflect the concurrent globalization of modern society and the crimes within it. This volume presents a compilation of 11 critical essays on genero negro--contemporary detective fiction in the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian canon. Surveying the last twenty years, the text analyzes emerging trends in this rapidly evolving genre, as well as the mutations and innovations taking place within the style. The first section of the book is dedicated to the detective fiction of Spain and Portugal. The second section surveys works from Latin America and the United States, where topics touch on universal subjects like crime, identity and feminism.

Author : Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547195672

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Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Gaudy Night" by Dorothy L. Sayers. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Lisa M. Dresner
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476607733

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The Female Investigator in Literature, Film, and Popular Culture by Lisa M. Dresner Pdf

In this book the author examines how women detectives are portrayed in film, in literature and on TV. Chapters examine the portrayal of female investigators in each of these four genres: the Gothic novel, the lesbian detective novel, television and film.

Author : Val McDermid
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443401791

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The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid Pdf

Val McDermid stunned readers and critics alike with the publication of her brilliant thriller A Place of Execution, which won the Anthony, McCavity, and the Los Angeles Times awards. Now in The Mermaids Singing, she continues her trademark ingenuity for suspense, and introduces criminal profiler Tony Hill who has spent years exploring the psyches of madmen. But now he's become one of the hunted... This was the summer he discovered what he wanted -- at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face to face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage -- or the power -- to stop it...

Author : Paula Arvas,Andrew Nestingen
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780708323311

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Scandinavian Crime Fiction by Paula Arvas,Andrew Nestingen Pdf

This collection of articles studies the development of crime fiction in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden since the 1960s, offering the first English-language study of this widely read and influential form. Since the first Martin-Beck novel of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo appeared in 1965, the socially-critical crime novel has figured prominently in Scandinavian culture, and found hundreds of millions of readers outside Scandinavia. But is there truly a Scandinavian crime novel tradition? Scandinavian Crime Fiction identifies distinct features and changes in the Scandinavian crime tradition through analysis of some of its most well-known writers: Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Anne Holt, Liza Marklund, Leena Lehtolainen, and Arnaldur Indrioason, among others. Focusing on Scandinavian crime fiction's snowballing prominence since the 1990s, articles zoom in on the transformation of the genre's social criticism, study the significance of cultural and geographical place in the tradition, and analyze the cultural politics of crime fiction, including struggles over gender equity, sexuality, ethnicity, history, and the fate of the welfare state. Scandinavian Crime Fiction maps out the contribution of Scandinavian crime writers to contemporary European culture and society, making the volume valuable to scholars and the interested public.