PPT-Detective Fiction Where did it come from

and how is it done Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Classic English Detective Novel Formula a closed setting such as an isolated house or a train a corpse a small circle of people who are all suspects. Continental European Literature I. Prof. Kenneth Reeds. Fall 2011. What do you read?. Do you have a . favorite book?. Favorite type of writing?. Favorite type of writing?. Fiction?. Favorite type of writing?. of Detective Fiction: . Chandler & Auden. SILS Intermediate Seminar. Graham Law. July 2013. ”The Simple Art. of Murder”. “The Guilty . Vicarage”. Some general approaches. psychological. - Freud: primal scene, Oedipus complex, etc. For the higher grades, you will need a . concept. or . thesis. , which you will develop and or “prove” over the course of the essay.. You should also demonstrate evidence of wider reading.. Today: “flesh out” cultural background of American hard-boiled tradition. Historical and Cultural Text. Elements of a Mystery. A . crime. Variety of characters. Clues. Suspense and tension. Solution. DEFINITIONS TO LEARN. Sleuth. :. . k. “private . eye”/private investigator/detective investigating the . The Hardboiled Fiction of Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain. “Hardboiled” (Pulp) Fiction. In the 1920s and 1930s, cheap newsprint led to an increase in pulp magazines like . The Black Mask.. The “pulps” published detective stories with sensational plots featuring crime, sex, money, blackmail, etc. . The . Sign . of . Four. Throughout the chapter the writer will consider the relationship between ideas about home and abroad in the novel and the importance of reading for Victorians.. Creating a safe and morally . Edgar Allan Poe. Adapted from. http://www.worlds-best-detective-crime-and-murder-mystery-books.com/1841.html. And . Originator of the Form. Edgar Allan Poe was the undisputed "Father" of the Detective Story. The . Sign . of . Four. Throughout the chapter the writer will consider the relationship between ideas about home and abroad in the novel and the importance of reading for Victorians.. Creating a safe and morally . it’s a mystery. history. Edgar Allan Poe: founder of the genre. The murders in the rue morgue (1841). The purloined letter (1845). The mystery of Marie Roget (1850). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Published 4 novels and 56 short stories featuring . Introduction of the detective. Crime and clues. Investigation. Announcement of the solution. Explanation of the solution. Denouement. Pattern of action in a detective story. The victim. The criminal. Based on the works of Poe. Carries through the “Golden Age” and up to “Hard-boiled”. Situation. Criminal unknown: find identity and motive. Criminal known: determine means or locate enough evidence to establish guilt. ,”. Tzvetan Todorov . Tzvetan Todorov discusses genre and then uses his discussion of genre to discuss literature and how genre creates literature. CLASSICAL PERIOD. PAST- NO GENRES ; NO VALUE . IF SO WITH ONLY A PENALISING TENDENCY. Sherlock Holmes. Detective Story. Poe . created the detective story. 1841 . Dupin. Brilliant. Solves by sheer mental powers. Eccentric. Prefers night to day. Burns candles. Elements of the . Conventional . we act . ridiculous. in public, . WE’RE JUST LIKE YOU. ! . read our blog: . www.macmillanlibrary.com. . subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter: . bit.ly/. MacLibraryNews. follow us on twitter: .