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Crime culture figuring criminality in fiction and film / [electronic resource] : edited by Bran Nicol, Eugene McNulty and Patricia Pulham. - London : Continuum, 2011. - x, 237 p. : ill. - Continuum literary studies . - Continuum literary studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Exploring crime in works which are not usually associated with crime genres, this work breathes new life into staple themes in crime fiction/cinema such as gender, the body and the city, and offers analyses of new elements such as the mythology of the hitman and the cultural impact of 'senseless' murders.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9781441140128 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Crime in literature.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
English fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
Crime films--History and criticism.--United States
Crime films--History and criticism.--Great Britain

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN56.C7 / C75 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 813.0093556