{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-american-crime-fiction-paperback-9780521136068","title":"The Cambridge Companion to American Crime Fiction (Paperback) 9780521136068","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to American Crime Fiction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Companion examines the range of American crime fiction from execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programmes like The Sopranos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine Ross Nickerson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521136068, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 July 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.5 x 1 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e...\"the Companion succeeds in presenting the richness and diversity of works that form the genre, and the many ways in which crime fiction remains enormously relevant to the popular cultures of today.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Tarik Abdel-Monem,University of Nebraska-Lincoln\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom the execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programs like The Wire and The Sopranos, crime writing has played an important role in American culture. Its ability to register fear, desire and anxiety has made it a popular genre with a wide audience. These new essays, written for students as well as readers of crime fiction, demonstrate the very best in contemporary scholarship and challenge long-established notions of the development of the detective novel. Each chapter covers a sub-genre, from 'true crime' to hard-boiled novels, illustrating the ways in which 'popular' and 'high' literary genres influence and shape each other. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this Companion is a helpful guide for students of American literature and readers of crime fiction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Catherine Ross Nickerson\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early crime writing Sara Crosby\u003cbr\u003e 3. Poe and the origins of detective fiction Stephen Rachman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Women writers before 1960 Catherine Ross Nickerson\u003cbr\u003e 5. The hard-boiled novel Sean McCann\u003cbr\u003e 6. The American Roman Noir Andrew Pepper\u003cbr\u003e 7. Teenage detectives and teenage delinquents Ilana Nash\u003cbr\u003e 8. The American spy novel David Seed\u003cbr\u003e 9. Police procedurals in literature and on television Eddy Von Mueller\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mafia stories and the US gangster Fred L. Gardaphe\u003cbr\u003e 11. True crime Laura Browder\u003cbr\u003e 12. Race and American crime fiction Maureen T. Reddy\u003cbr\u003e 13. Feminist crime fiction Margaret Kinsman\u003cbr\u003e 14. Crime and post-modern fiction Susan Elizabeth Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e American crime fiction: a chronology\u003cbr\u003e Guide to reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literature \u0026amp; literary studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature \u0026amp; literary studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature%20\u0026amp;%20literary%20studies%20%5BD%5D%22\"\u003eD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003111723288,"sku":"9780521136068","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521136068i_8f361b73-0ace-4499-9346-65ad5b3c9f14.jpg?v=1691372235","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-american-crime-fiction-paperback-9780521136068","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}