Detective Novel: a Rational Game Spanning 180 Years (Tsinghua·general Studies·writing)
by Mao Jun
About This Novel
This book first traces the origin and form of detective novels and explores their characteristics of both popular literature entertainment and high-level literature social concern; secondly, it introduces the historical periods, genres, typical writers and works of classical detective works, and analyzes how detective works embody and reflect on the value of human reason; then, it explores the human nature and social collective behind the themes of crime and punishment in detective works. The relationship between consciousness and moral conscience; the depiction of the crisis of modernity in detective works, especially the social phenomenon in the urban context; in addition, the secret room conspiracies in detective novels are introduced through typical works, and the roles of partners and rivals in detective works are analyzed, and how they reflect the soundness of human nature; finally, the subculture derived from detective literature and its sociological and educational value are discussed.
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