It didn't mean anything a psychoanalytic reading of American detective fiction

"This critical study of American detective fiction examines the history and development of the detective genre through the lens of psychoanalysis. Applying the ideas of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, the author identifies and categorizes popular works according to the fictional protagonist...

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1. Verfasser: Howe, Alexander N. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, N.C. u.a. McFarland & Co. 2008
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Zusammenfassung:"This critical study of American detective fiction examines the history and development of the detective genre through the lens of psychoanalysis. Applying the ideas of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, the author identifies and categorizes popular works according to the fictional protagonist's hysteria, obsessive neurosis, perversion, or psychosis"--Provided by publisher.
Beschreibung:"This critical study of American detective fiction examines the history and development of the detective genre through the lens of psychoanalysis. Applying the ideas of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, the author identifies and categorizes popular works according to the fictional protagonist's hysteria, obsessive neurosis, perversion, or psychosis"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:IX, 285 S.
ISBN:9780786434541
978-0-7864-3454-1