Agatha Christie and new directions in reading detective fiction narratology and detective criticism / Alistair Rolls.
| Author/creator | Rolls, Alistair, 1971- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature |
| Abstract | "This book brings a new lens to the work of Agatha Christie through a series of close readings which challenge the official solutions by Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. This book's approach interweaves two core ideas: first, it explores the importance of French critic Pierre Bayard's self-styled 'detective criticism'; second, it takes detective criticism in a new direction by refocusing on the beginnings of Agatha Christie's novels. In this way, the book counters the end-orientation that has traditionally dominated the reading experience of, and critical response to, detective fiction by exploring the potential of the beginning to host other interpretations and stories. Offering a new way of reading detective fiction, this book is a mixture of narratology and detective criticism, and deploys it in the form of radical new readings of a number of Christie's most famous works. This illuminating text will interest students and scholars of crime and detective fiction, literary studies, and comparative literature"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Rolls, Alistair, 1971- Agatha Christie and new directions in reading detective fiction Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781032264912 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021062082 |
| ISBN | 9781000604399 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003288527 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |