Mayhem and murder
Subtitle: narrative and moral problems in the detective story
By: Heta Pyrhönen.
Series: Toronto studies in semiotics
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.; Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.; Popular literature -- English-speaking countries -- History and criticism.; Didactic fiction -- History and criticism.; Moral conditions in literature.; Good and evil in literature.; Literature and morals.; Ethics in literature.; Narration (Rhetoric)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-332) and index.