It didn't mean anything : a psychoanalytic reading of American detective fiction / Alexander N. Howe.

Author/creator Howe, Alexander N., 1973-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2008.
Descriptionix, 285 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
Psychoanalysis and literature--United States.
American fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
American literature--Psychological aspects.

Variant title It did not mean anything
Contents Introduction : reading the detective and the analyst encore! -- The classical detective : truth, knowledge, and the imbecility of the master -- "Protective thinking" : obsessional neurosis, analysis and the hard-boiled detective -- Hysteria, paranoia, and love in Philip K. Dick's anti-detective fiction -- Remembering, repeating, and working through : traumatic narrative in the hard-boiled fiction of Marcia Muller.
Abstract "This critical study of American detective fiction examines the history and development of the detective genre through the lens of psychoanalysis. Applying the ideas of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, the author identifies and categorizes popular works according to the fictional protagonist's hysteria, obsessive neurosis, perversion, or psychosis"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index.
LCCN 2008003190
ISBN9780786434541 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0786434546 (softcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS 374.D4 H69 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold