Dime Novels and the Roots of American Detective Fiction
| Author | : P. Bedore |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2013-11-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137288653 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137288655 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dime Novels and the Roots of American Detective Fiction by : P. Bedore
Download or read book Dime Novels and the Roots of American Detective Fiction written by P. Bedore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals subversive representations of gender, race and class in detective dime novels (1860-1915), arguing that inherent tensions between subversive and conservative impulses—theorized as contamination and containment—explain detective fiction's ongoing popular appeal to readers and to writers such as Twain and Faulkner.
