Stephen Knight

The Mysteries of the Cities

Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since. This historical and critical text examines the origins of the innovative genre, which grappled with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and to America and Australia. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, Paul Feval, George Lippard, "Ned Buntline" and Donald Cameron.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780786463411
• ISBN-10: 0786463414
• Artikelnr.: 33768655

Autorenporträt

Stephen Knight is a well-known authority on crime fiction and literature through the ages. He has worked at universities in Australia, England and Wales and is a research professor in literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Master of the Mysteries: Eugène Sue's Les Mystères de Paris     
2. The Voice of the People: George Reynolds's The Mysteries of London     
3. Across the Channel: Paul Féval's Les Mystères de Londres     
4. The Philadelphia Version: George Lippard's The Quaker City     
5. "A Perfect Daguerreotype of This Great City": Edward Zane Carroll
Judson's The Mysteries and Miseries of New York     
6. Mysteries Across the World: Donald Cameron's The Mysteries of Melbourne
Life     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index