The Boy Detective in Early British Children’s Literature
Draws links between juvenile and adult detective fiction which are rarely acknowledged in criticism exploring the early history of British detective fiction Uses extensive archival research on ‘penny dreadfuls’ and story papers that have, until now, been overlooked Contributes to gender studies by exploring the relationship between the fictional boy detective and changing societal constructions of boyhood and male adolescence
| Autor: | Andrew, Lucy |
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| ISBN: | 9783319620893 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 243 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 08.11.2017 |
| Untertitel: | Patrolling the Borders between Boyhood and Manhood |
| Schlagworte: | Adolescence British and Irish Literature Genre fiction Liminal Male Popular fiction |
Lucy Andrew is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Chester. Her research interests are in children’s and young adult literature, crime fiction and fandom. She has published on Veronica Mars and supernatural crime fiction for young readers. She is the co-editor of Crime Fiction in the City: Capital Crimes (2013).