Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction
Download or Read eBook Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction PDF written by Stuart Sim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stuart Sim |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2015-04-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137469663 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137469668 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction by : Stuart Sim
Book excerpt: 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.
