The Sleuth and the Scholar: Origins, Evolution, and Current Trends in Detective Fiction

by Howard G. Zettler

Is the detective novel popular fiction or serious literature? This collection of essays examines the historical, literary, and critical aspects of the genre. Three interrelated aspects of detective fiction are addressed: the mystery story as a vehicle for social criticism, women crime writers, and the American hard-boiled detective story--its origins in cowboy fiction, recent trends, and whether the mean streets still belong exclusively to men. Contributors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313260362
• ISBN13: 9780313260360
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.6"