Mystery and detective novels are popular fictional genres within
Western literature. As such, they provide a wealth of information
about popular art and culture. When the genre develops within
various cultures, it adopts, and proceeds to dominate, native
expressions and imagery. American mystery and detective novels
appeared in the late nineteenth century. This reference provides a
selective guide to the important criticism of American mystery and
detective novels and presents general features of the genre and its
historical development over the past two centuries. Critical
approaches covered in the volume include story as game, images,
myth criticism, formalism and structuralism, psychonalysis, Marxism
and more. Comparisons with related genres, such as gothic,
suspense, gangster, and postmodern novels, illustrate similarities
and differences important to the understanding of the unique
components of mystery and detective fiction.
The guide is divided into five major sections: a brief history,
related genres, criticism, authors, and reference. This
organization accounts for the literary history and types of novels
stemming from the mystery and detective genre. A chronology
provides a helpful overview of the development and transformation
of the genre.
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