October 3, 2003
Crime Fiction as Viewed Through Gender, Race, and Politics; Nearly Forgotten Works by Female Detective Novelists
WATCHING THE DETECTIVES: Academics have long snooped into the foggy world of detective stories and crime fiction. In 1976, for example, the popular-culture studies pioneer John G. Cawelti made the claim in Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture (University of Chicago Press) that mysteries double as quasi-religious myths about transgression and punishment that promote the power of reason.
Mr. Cawelti and similarly inclined scholars spawned a new
This is an article for subscribers only. You may access this article by purchasing a:
Digital or Print Subscription
Web Pass
Already have an account? Log In Now.
-
First Person
-
Notes From Academe
-
Commentary
