The Detective in American Fiction, Film, and Television: (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture)
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Book Description
The detective, as a preeminent figure in all forms of American popular culture, has become the subject of a variety of theoretical exploration. By investigating that figure, these essays demonstrate how the genre embodies all the contradictions of American society and the ways in which literature and the media attempt to handle those contradictions. Issues of class, gender, and race; the interaction of film and literature; and generic evolution are fundamental to any understanding of the American detective in all of his or her forms.
About the Author
JEROME H. DELAMATER is Professor of Communication at the School of Communication, Hofstra University. RUTH PRIGOZY is Professor of English at Hofstra University.
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