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The Supernatural and Fantastic in Short Detective Fiction
Author | : Laird R. Blackwell |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2020-10-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1476639450 |
Although fantasy and supernatural literature have long and celebrated histories, many critics contend that the fantastic and the supernatural have no place in the logical, rational, world of the detective story. This book is the first extensive study of the fantastic in detective fiction and it explores the highly debated question of whether detective fiction and the fantastic can comfortably coexist. The "locked room" mystery--which often uses the fantastic as a red herring to eventually be debunked by reason and logic--has long been among the most popular subgenres of detective fiction. This book also explores stories featuring almost supernaturally gifted detectives, stories where the supernatural is truly encountered, and stories with ambiguous endings. Close to 500 detective stories from 1841 to 2000, in which the fantastic or supernatural plays a central role, are discussed and analyzed. Although not all the stories are judged to be successful as detective tales, in the great majority, the fantastic enlivens the tale and deepens the mystery without weakening the detective elements.
Supernatural Detectives 5
Author | : William Le Queux |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2012-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781616461317 |
This is a fifth collection of Supernatural Detectives. The Colour-Criminologist: Dr. John Durston uses colour mentation to study chromatic vibrations, allowing him, among other things, to see visions of events elsewhere. Miss Dalrymple joins him in his research, leading to strange adventures. These stories were first published in 1917 as The Rainbow Mystery: Chronicles of a Colour-Criminologist, by William Le Queux (1864-1927). From Whose Bourne: William Brenton is dead. Was it murder? If so, was it his wife, Alice? The police think so. A detective is needed, but the only one pursuing the inquiry is William himself. As a ghostly investigator, William finds he needs help from both sides of the veil. From Whose Bourne by Robert Barr (1849-1912) was published in 1896.
Book Bulletin
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal) |
ISBN | : |
The English Catalogue of Books
Author | : Sampson Low |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1900 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : English imprints |
ISBN | : |
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger
Author | : Jess Nevins |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2017-01-30 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 144085484X |
Using a broad array of historical and literary sources, this book presents an unprecedented detailed history of the superhero and its development across the course of human history. How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia—and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the idea of a superhero remain so powerful and relevant in the modern context, when our real-life technological capabilities arguably surpass the imagined superpowers of superheroes of the past? The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero is the first complete history of superheroes that thoroughly traces the development of superheroes, from their beginning in 2100 B.C.E. with the Epic of Gilgamesh to their fully entrenched status in modern pop culture and the comic book and graphic novel worlds. The book documents how the two modern superhero archetypes—the Costumed Avengers and the superhuman Supermen—can be traced back more than two centuries; turns a critical, evaluative eye upon the post-Superman history of the superhero; and shows how modern superheroes were created and influenced by sources as various as Egyptian poems, biblical heroes, medieval epics, Elizabethan urban legends, Jacobean masques, Gothic novels, dime novels, the Molly Maguires, the Ku Klux Klan, and pulp magazines. This work serves undergraduate or graduate students writing papers, professors or independent scholars, and anyone interested in learning about superheroes.
Bulletin of the Toronto Public Library
Author | : Toronto Public Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal) |
ISBN | : |