In the wake of Sherlock Holmes’s success, writers and critics explored the relationship of the fallible detective to the ideological and aesthetic characteristics of the Golden Age. The author examines this phenomenon, shedding light on the transition between the infallible detectives of positivism and the vulnerable detectives of post–World War II psycho-thrillers.
Ascari, M. (2017). After Sherlock: The Age of Fallible Detectives. CLUES, 35(1), 8-18.
After Sherlock: The Age of Fallible Detectives
ASCARI, MAURIZIO
2017
Abstract
In the wake of Sherlock Holmes’s success, writers and critics explored the relationship of the fallible detective to the ideological and aesthetic characteristics of the Golden Age. The author examines this phenomenon, shedding light on the transition between the infallible detectives of positivism and the vulnerable detectives of post–World War II psycho-thrillers.File in questo prodotto:
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