Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction
Av Stuart Sim, 2015.
The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.
Språk: Engelsk
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Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction
Av Stuart Sim, 2015.
The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.
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Språk: Engelsk
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