The detective as historian
Subtitle: history and art in historical crime fiction
By: edited by Ray B. Browne and Lawrence A. Kreiser, Jr. ; preface by Robin W. Winks.
Contributors: Browne, Ray Broadus.; Kreiser, Lawrence A., 1969-
Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press; Popular Press 3
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Bowling Green, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism; Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism; Historical fiction, American -- History and criticism; Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism; Literature and history -- English-speaking countries
Description: "The crime fiction examined here covers virtually all of recorded history - from ancient Egypt through classical Greece and Rome; from medieval Europe through nineteenth-century England and America. The essays in this collection analyze and evaluate these works and demonstrate that they are not only gripping stories in their own right, but also the nerve center for historians of all stripes - from the professional to the most casual minded - to learn about past societies.

People of the past appear with all their pretenses down and their acts of violence laid bare."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.