Stephen Knight

Broschiertes Buch

The Mysteries of the Cities

Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century

Beschreibung

A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since. This historical and critical text examines the origins of the innovative genre, which grappled with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and to America and Australia. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, Paul Feval, George Lippard, "Ned Buntline" and Donald Cameron.

Autor

Stephen Knight is a well-known authority on crime fiction and literature through the ages. He has worked at universities in Australia, England and Wales and is a research professor in literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780786463411
• ISBN-10: 0786463414
• Artikelnr.: 33768655