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The Double, the Labyrinth and the Locked Room
Metaphors of Paradox in Crime Fiction and Film
Taschenbuch von Ilana Shiloh
Sprache: Englisch

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Traditional detective fiction celebrates the victory of order and reason over the senseless violence of crime. Yet in spite of its apparent valorization of rationality, the detective genre has been associated from its inception with three paradoxical motifs ¿ the double, the labyrinth and the locked room. Rational thought relies on binary oppositions, such as chaos and order, appearance and reality or truth and falsehood. Paradoxes subvert such customary distinctions, logically proving as true what we experientially know to be false.
The present book explores detective and crime-mystery fiction and film from the perspective of their entrenched metaphors of paradox. This new and intriguing angle yields fresh insights into a genre that has become one of the hallmarks of postmodernism.
Traditional detective fiction celebrates the victory of order and reason over the senseless violence of crime. Yet in spite of its apparent valorization of rationality, the detective genre has been associated from its inception with three paradoxical motifs ¿ the double, the labyrinth and the locked room. Rational thought relies on binary oppositions, such as chaos and order, appearance and reality or truth and falsehood. Paradoxes subvert such customary distinctions, logically proving as true what we experientially know to be false.
The present book explores detective and crime-mystery fiction and film from the perspective of their entrenched metaphors of paradox. This new and intriguing angle yields fresh insights into a genre that has become one of the hallmarks of postmodernism.
Über den Autor
Ilana Shiloh received her PhD in American literature from Tel Aviv University, where she taught detective fiction in the Department of English. Her previous book, Paul Auster and Postmodern Quest, has gained critical acclaim.
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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 196 S.
ISBN-13: 9780820468433
ISBN-10: 0820468436
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 66843
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shiloh, Ilana
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Maße: 225 x 150 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Ilana Shiloh
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.11.2010
Gewicht: 0,284 kg
Artikel-ID: 106037209
Über den Autor
Ilana Shiloh received her PhD in American literature from Tel Aviv University, where she taught detective fiction in the Department of English. Her previous book, Paul Auster and Postmodern Quest, has gained critical acclaim.
Zusammenfassung
Exklusives Verkaufsrecht für: Gesamte Welt.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 196 S.
ISBN-13: 9780820468433
ISBN-10: 0820468436
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 66843
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shiloh, Ilana
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Maße: 225 x 150 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Ilana Shiloh
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.11.2010
Gewicht: 0,284 kg
Artikel-ID: 106037209
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