Crime culture [electronic resource] : figuring criminality in fiction and film / edited by Bran Nicol, Eugene McNulty and Patricia Pulham.

Contributor(s): Nicol, Bran, 1969- | McNulty, Eugene | Pulham, Patricia, 1959- | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Continuum literary studiesPublication details: London : Continuum, 2011Description: x, 237 p. : illISBN: 9781441140128 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Crime in literature | American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism | American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism | English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism | English fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism | Crime films -- United States -- History and criticism | Crime films -- Great Britain -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 813.0093556 LOC classification: PN56.C7 | C75 2011Online resources: Click to View Summary: 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.
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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.

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