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Author Tani, Stefano, 1953-

Title The doomed detective : the contribution of the detective novel to postmodern American and Italian fiction / Stefano Tani.

Publication Info. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [1984]
©1984
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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  PS374.D4 T36 1984    Available  ---
Description xvi, 183 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Literary structures
Literary structures.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 171-176.
Note Includes index.
Contents 1. Development of the detective novel and the rise of the anti-detective novel -- 2. Toward a definition of the anti-detective novel -- 3. Innovative anti-detective novel: Leonardo Sciascia's A ciascuno il suo ; John Gardner's The sunlight dialogues ; Umberto Eco's Il nome della rosa -- 4. Deconstructive anti-detective novel: Leonardo Sciascia's Todo modo ; Thomas Pynchon's The crying of Lot ; William Hjortsberg's Falling angel -- 5. Metafictional anti-detective novel: Italo Calvino's Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore ; Vladimir Nabokov's Pale fire -- 6. Detective unbound.
Form Also issued online.
Subject Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Detective and mystery stories, Italian -- History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, Italian.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Italian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Italian fiction.
Comparative literature -- American and Italian.
Comparative literature.
Comparative literature -- Italian and American.
Experimental fiction -- History and criticism.
Experimental fiction.
Postmodernism (Literature)
Postmodernism (Literature)
Postmodernisme.
Roman policier américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Roman policier italien -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Roman italien -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature comparée -- Américaine et italienne.
Littérature comparée -- Italienne et américaine.
Other Form: Online version: Tani, Stefano, 1953- Doomed detective. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c1984 (OCoLC)559069890
ISBN 0809311488
9780809311484

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