Modern Murders is the first comprehensive study of murder
representations during the turn of the century, drawing on
previously neglected archival material to explore the intellectual,
cultural, and artistic contexts of the period. Most studies view
the abundance of murder representations throughout the nineteenth
century as an indicator of a supposedly typical Victorian appetite
for sensation and melodrama. Modern Murders, however, demonstrates
the turn of the century's backlash against melodramatic and
sensational representations of murder and reads them as an
important component in the struggles for better aesthetic standards
in art and entertainment, and as a dominant feature in the debates
on mass culture. Through a plethora of visual and written texts,
representations of fictional and actual "real life" murders, and
"high" and "popular" forms of writing, the volume considers the
importance of murder in the elite claim to cultural authority
versus its perception of plebian taste, in the context of the
democratization of culture. This book will be of value to scholars
and graduate students in a variety of research areas, as well as
general readers interested in the role of murder as a central trope
in modern art and culture.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in Cultural History |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Lee Michael-Berger
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-212021-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-03-212021-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781032120218 |
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