Justice and Revenge in Contemporary - E-book

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Justice And Revenge In Contemporary American Crime Fiction - ENG

Stuart Sim

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ISBN:	9781137469663
Formato:	ePub
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Ficción
Subtema:	Ficción
Año de publicación:	2015-04-08

The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.

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