Shakespearean Allusion in Crime Fiction

DCI Shakespeare

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Gebonden, 256 blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2016
ISBN13: 9781137538741
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This book explores why crime fiction so often alludes to Shakespeare. It ranges widely over a variety of authors including classic golden age crime writers such as the four ‘queens of crime’ (Allingham, Christie, Marsh, Sayers), Nicholas Blake and Edmund Crispin, as well as more recent authors such as Reginald Hill, Kate Atkinson and Val McDermid.  It also looks at the fondness for Shakespearean allusion in a number of television crime series, most notably Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse and Lewis, and considers the special sub-genre of detective stories in which a lost Shakespeare play is found. It shows how Shakespeare facilitates discussions about what constitutes justice, what authorises the detective to track down the villain, who owns the countryside, national and social identities, and the question of how we measure cultural value.

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ISBN13:9781137538741
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:256
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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<div>Acknowledgements.-&nbsp;Introduction.- 1.&nbsp;Wild Justice: Mercy, Revenge and the Detective.- 2.&nbsp;Who Owns the Wood? Appropriating A Midsummer Night’s Dream.- 3.&nbsp;Border Patrol: Shakespearean Allusions and Social and National Identities.- 4. Stealing Shakespeare: Detective Fiction and Cultural Value.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.</div><div><br></div>

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