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Cheyney Behave: Peter Cheyney: A Darker World
ISBN: 9781532801587 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Between 1936 and 1951 Peter Cheyney wrote over forty books and was the highest paid novelist in Britain. In many respects he blazed a path for Ian Fleming and the brutal glamour of Bond. Today, Peter Cheyney is almost unknown, his books out of print. 'Cheyney Behave, ' recaptures a lost world and provides an eye-opening analysis of a popular culture we might prefer to forget. The book examines the importance of cigarettes and alcohol in Cheyney's world, his attitude to 'pansies', racism, women, and the jaw-dropping sexism of his age. It analyses the significance of Cheyney's 'Dark' series in...
Between 1936 and 1951 Peter Cheyney wrote over forty books and was the highest paid novelist in Britain. In many respects he blazed a path for Ian Fle...
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49,73 zł |
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The Noir Thriller
ISBN: 9780333720455 / Angielski / Twarda / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is literary noir? How do British and American noir thrillers relate to their historical contexts? In considering such questions, this study ranges over hundreds of novels, analyzing the politics and poetics of noir.
What is literary noir? How do British and American noir thrillers relate to their historical contexts? In considering such questions, this study range...
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381,06 zł |
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Who Is Sherlock?: Essays on Identity in Modern Holmes Adaptations
ISBN: 9780786499076 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nearly 130 years after the introduction of Sherlock Holmes to readers, the Great Detective's identity is being questioned, deconstructed, and reconstructed more than ever. Readers and audiences, not to mention scholars and critics, continue to analyze who Sherlock Holmes is or has become and why and how his identity has been formed in a specific way. The films Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and Mr. Holmes and television series Sherlock and Elementary have introduced wildly divergent, yet fascinating portrayals that reveal as much about current...
Nearly 130 years after the introduction of Sherlock Holmes to readers, the Great Detective's identity is being questioned, deconstructed, and reconstr...
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186,81 zł |
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Murder in the Closet: Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall
ISBN: 9780786499922 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ life was dominated by the negative image of the closet the metaphorical space where that which was deemed queer was hidden from a hostile public view. Literary studies of queer themes and characters in crime fiction have tended to focus on the more positive and explicit representations since the riots, while pre Stonewall works are thought to reference queer only negatively or obliquely. This collection of new essays questions that view with an investigation of queer aspects in crime fiction published over eight decades, from the corseted Victorian era...
Before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ life was dominated by the negative image of the closet the metaphorical space where that which was deemed queer...
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247,08 zł |
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The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction
ISBN: 9781349520428 / Angielski / Miękka / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Detection existed in fiction long before Poe and Doyle. Its real origins lurk in the popular press of the early Nineteenth century, where the detective and the case were steadily developed. The well-known masters of early crime fiction, including Collins and Dickens, drew on this material, found in texts that have rarely been reprinted or even discussed. In this revealing book, Heather Worthington combines scholarly and archival study with theoretically informed analysis to unearth the foundations of detective fiction. This is essential reading for those researching in, studying, or just...
Detection existed in fiction long before Poe and Doyle. Its real origins lurk in the popular press of the early Nineteenth century, where the detectiv...
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190,51 zł |
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Rape in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy and Beyond: Contemporary Scandinavian and Anglophone Crime Fiction
ISBN: 9781349338986 / Angielski / Miękka / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on the sexualized violence of Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium trilogy - including the novels, Swedish film adaptations, and Hollywood blockbusters - this collection of essays puts Larsson's work into dialogue with Scandinavian and Anglophone crime novels by writers including Jo Nesbo, Hakan Nesser, Mo Hayder and Val McDermid.
Focusing on the sexualized violence of Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium trilogy - including the novels, Swedish film adaptations, and Hollywood ...
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190,51 zł |
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Hollywood's Detectives: Crime Series in the 1930s and 1940s from the Whodunnit to Hard-Boiled Noir
ISBN: 9781349367672 / Angielski / Miękka / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film. Hollywood's Detectives redresses this oversight by examining key detective series of the 1930s and 1940s to explore their contributions to the detective genre.
The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film. Hollywood's Detectives redresses this...
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190,51 zł |
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Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story: The Haunted Text
ISBN: 9781349451654 / Angielski / Miękka / 231 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story is a lively series of case studies celebrating the close relationship between detective fiction and the ghost story. It features many of the most famous authors from both genres including Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, M. R. James and Tony Hillerman.
Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story is a lively series of case studies celebrating the close relationship between detective fiction and the ghost st...
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209,57 zł |
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Narratives of Enclosure in Detective Fiction: The Locked Room Mystery
ISBN: 9781349325313 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction.The bookincludes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day."
The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzl...
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190,51 zł |
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Women, Crime and Language
ISBN: 9781349513055 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women, Crime and Language examines the relationships between discourses of crime and gender: how women are represented in fiction and reportage, and how they have represented themselves. Frances Gray explores a number of high-profile cases from the Whitechapel Murders of 1888 to the Children's Home scandals of the present day, in which women have featured as victims, perpetrators or investigators. The author tracks the representation of women through detective stories, plays and novels.
Women, Crime and Language examines the relationships between discourses of crime and gender: how women are represented in fiction and reportage, and h...
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381,06 zł |
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The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir
ISBN: 9781349387878 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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381,06 zł |
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Kim
ISBN: 9781535446402 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kim es una novela picaresca y de espionaje del escritor Sir Rudyard Kipling. Publicada en 1901 por MacMillan & Co. Ltd., tiene como fondo el conflicto politico en Asia Central entre el Imperio Ruso y el Imperio Britanico, llamado El Gran Juego. Notable por el detallado retrato del pueblo de la India. Kimball O'Hara, llamado Kim, es un huerfano, hijo de un soldado ingles y una madre pobre de raza blanca. Sobrevive mendigando y haciendo mandados en las calles de Lahore, durante el periodo de la India colonial. Esta tan inmerso en la cultura local, que pocos notan que el es de raza blanca....
Kim es una novela picaresca y de espionaje del escritor Sir Rudyard Kipling. Publicada en 1901 por MacMillan & Co. Ltd., tiene como fondo el conflicto...
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52,48 zł |
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Las Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781535215480 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (Edimburgo, 22 de mayo de 1859-Crowborough, 7 de julio de 1930)1 fue un escritor y medico britanico, creador del celebre detective de ficcion Sherlock Holmes. Fue un autor prolifico cuya obra incluye relatos de ciencia ficcion, novela historica, teatro y poesia."
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (Edimburgo, 22 de mayo de 1859-Crowborough, 7 de julio de 1930)1 fue un escritor y medico britanico, creador del celebre d...
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36,61 zł |
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Kim
ISBN: 9781535386999 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. It was first published serially in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to October 1901 as well as in Cassell's Magazine from January to November 1901, and first published in book form by Macmillan & Co. Ltd in October 1901. The story unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881, but before the Third, probably in the period 1893 to 1898. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the...
Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. It was first published serially in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to Octo...
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48,01 zł |
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Towards Sherlock Holmes: A Thematic History of Crime Fiction in the 19th Century World
ISBN: 9781476666167 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crime fiction a product of the burgeoning metropolis of the 19th century features specialists who identify criminals to protect an anxious citizenry. Before detectives came to play the central role, the protagonists tended to be lawyers or other professionals. Major English writers like Gaskell, Dickens and Collins contributed to the genre Fergus Hume s The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was a best-seller in 1887 and American and French authors created new forms. This book explores thematic aspects of 19th century crime fiction s complex history, including various social and gender roles...
Crime fiction a product of the burgeoning metropolis of the 19th century features specialists who identify criminals to protect an anxious citizenry. ...
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247,08 zł |
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Schaulust und Verbrechen: Eine Geschichte des Krimis als Mediengeschichte (1850–1950)
ISBN: 9783476018489 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In der Gattungsgeschichte der Kriminalliteratur erweisen sich technische Innovationen als treibende Kraft der literarischen Entwicklungen. In Text und Bild veranschaulicht die Autorin das komplexe Zusammenwirken von kriminalistischen Verfahrensweisen, Wahrnehmung und medialer Prasentation.
In der Gattungsgeschichte der Kriminalliteratur erweisen sich technische Innovationen als treibende Kraft der literarischen Entwicklungen. In Text und...
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177,90 zł |
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Edgar Allan Poe and the Dupin Mysteries
ISBN: 9781349372539 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Employing the methods of Poe's own detective, Edgar Allan Poe and the Dupin Mysteries offers new and surprising discoveries about Poe's stories "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Mystery of Marie Roget," and "The Purloined Letter." Kopley sheds light on the beginnings of the modern detective tale and anchors Poe to his rightful place within the genre. Offering archival study and biographical analysis, as well as a reprint of the three stories, this book is an insightful and useful guide for students and experts alike."
Employing the methods of Poe's own detective, Edgar Allan Poe and the Dupin Mysteries offers new and surprising discoveries about Poe's stories "The M...
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190,51 zł |
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La Crinière du Lion
ISBN: 9781537189260 / Francuski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arthur Conan Doyle (ne Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle le 22 mai 1859 a Edimbourg, en Ecosse, et mort le 7 juillet 1930 a Crowborough dans le Sussex), est un ecrivain et medecin britannique. Il doit sa celebrite a ses romans et nouvelles mettant en scene le detective Sherlock Holmes - consideres comme une innovation majeure du roman policier - et le professeur Challenger. Cet ecrivain prolifique a egalement ete l'auteur de livres de science-fiction, de romans historiques, de pieces de theatre, de poesies et d' uvres historiques. Il a ete eleve au rang de Chevalier de l'ordre du Tres venerable...
Arthur Conan Doyle (ne Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle le 22 mai 1859 a Edimbourg, en Ecosse, et mort le 7 juillet 1930 a Crowborough dans le Sussex), est...
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34,53 zł |
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Espanto en las alturas y La Catatumba Nueva
ISBN: 9781537188959 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Historias espeluznantes reune siete relatos cuyo hilo conductor es el espanto -esa violenta sensacion que tiene su respuesta organica en el escalofrio-, en sus diversas gamas y matices. Asi, El embudo de cuero nos sumerge, a traves de un viaje onirico, en el tiempo de los horrores de los suplicios inquisitoriales. Espanto en las alturas sugiere la angustiosa posibilidad de la existencia de criaturas del aire, seres informes y casi incorporeos, moradores de las capas altas de la atmosfera. El espanto de la cueva de Juan Azul sugiere tambien la existencia de un ser abominable, sin lugar en...
Historias espeluznantes reune siete relatos cuyo hilo conductor es el espanto -esa violenta sensacion que tiene su respuesta organica en el escalofrio...
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34,53 zł |
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La Boite en Carton
ISBN: 9781537188607 / Francuski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arthur Conan Doyle (ne Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle le 22 mai 1859 a Edimbourg, en Ecosse, et mort le 7 juillet 1930 a Crowborough dans le Sussex), est un ecrivain et medecin britannique. Il doit sa celebrite a ses romans et nouvelles mettant en scene le detective Sherlock Holmes - consideres comme une innovation majeure du roman policier - et le professeur Challenger. Cet ecrivain prolifique a egalement ete l'auteur de livres de science-fiction, de romans historiques, de pieces de theatre, de poesies et d' uvres historiques. Il a ete eleve au rang de Chevalier de l'ordre du Tres venerable...
Arthur Conan Doyle (ne Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle le 22 mai 1859 a Edimbourg, en Ecosse, et mort le 7 juillet 1930 a Crowborough dans le Sussex), est...
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34,53 zł |
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