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Peter C. Erb

Murder, Manners, and Mystery

Reflections on Faith in Contemporary Detective Fiction

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Highlighting popular works by P.D. James, Colin Dexter, Ian Pears and Umberto Eco, among others, this subtle and intelligently written monograph examines the treatment of religion in the genre of contemporary murder mystery novels, and the implications of this phenomenon for understanding Christian thought in a post-Christian society. The book begins by considering the critical question of authorial intent and the question of genre criticism and what makes a genre, a serious literary specialism. Is crime fiction ever destined to be written by serious authors? Erb argues that P D James proves this possible, writing for a multi-faceted, secular… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-334-04107-8
  • EAN: 9780334041078
  • Produktnummer: 2974256
  • Verlag: Scm Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 162 S.
  • Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D0.9 cm 180 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 180

Über den Autor


Peter C Erb is Professor of Religion and Culture in the Faculty of Arts Religion and Culture at he Wilfred Laurier University in Canada.

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