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The development of crime fiction


Term Paper, 2009

15 Pages, Grade: 2,3


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Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Mystery and detective fiction
2.1 The origins of detective fiction
2.2 The appearance of the detective
2.3. Characteristics of the detective novel
2.4 Classic detective fiction – Sherlock Holmes

3. The Golden Age of detective fiction
3.1 The ‘Queen of Crime’
3.2 Characteristics of Golden Age fiction
3.3 Rules in Golden Age fiction – Fair Play

4. American hard-boiled crime fiction
4.1 Hammett and Chandler
4.2 Characteristics of hard-boiled crime fiction

5. The Police Procedural
5.1 Origins of the Police Procedural
5.2 Characteristics of the Police Procedural

6. The Thriller
6.1 Origins of the Thriller
6.2 Characteristics of the Thriller

7. Conclusion

8. Bibliography

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Title
The development of crime fiction
College
University of Bayreuth
Grade
2,3
Author
Year
2009
Pages
15
Catalog Number
V167614
ISBN (eBook)
9783640842353
ISBN (Book)
9783640842162
File size
467 KB
Language
English
Keywords
crime fiction, detective stories, whodunnit
Quote paper
Cindy Härcher (Author), 2009, The development of crime fiction, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/167614

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