Female Anger in Crime Fiction

by Caroline Reitz

Feminist anger is having a moment, but the double meaning of 'mad' as angry and crazy has shaped the representation of women in popular crime fiction since Lady Audley burned down the house over 150 years ago. But when is anger just, when is it revenge, and when is it maddening? This Element will explore the ethics and efficacy of anger in female-centered crime fiction from its first stirrings in the 19th century through second wave feminism's angry,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009539337
• ISBN13: 9781009539333
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages