Title: It didn't mean anything
Description: "This critical study of American detective fiction examines the history and development of the detective genre through the lens of psychoanalysis. Applying the ideas of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, the author identifies and categorizes popular works according to the fictional protagonist's hysteria, obsessive neurosis, perversion, or psychosis"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories, American fiction, American literature, Detective and mystery stories, American, History and criticism, Psychoanalysis and literature, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of American literature, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Literature, psychology
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century