Agatha Christie Over the course of several works throughout this semester, which is sub-titled “The Gothic, the Ghostly, and the Mysterious,” we have dealt with the high/pop culture discussion quite a bit, especially in relation to “the mysterious.” With works that contained a lot of Gothic elements, the items on the syllabus were by authors […]
Discuss the representation of male and female characters in crime fiction since 1920.
Representation of male and female characters Assignment question: Discuss the representation of male and female characters in crime fiction since 1920. Two texts to discuss / compare: Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express (1934) Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (2004) Secondary criticism / work: Around 3/4 secondary works for each text
Using this distinction between ‘the story of the crime and the story of the investigation’ analyse the narrative strategies which are at work in any two of the books studied.
Crime Fiction since 1920 Assignment Question: In classic crime fiction, argues Tzvetan Todorov, there are ‘not one but two stories: the story of the crime and the story of the investigation’. Read Todorov’s chapter on ‘The Typology of Detective Fiction’ and using this distinction between ‘the story of the crime and the story of the […]
Give a Critical Analysis of the Film Seven by David Fincher
Critical Analysis of the Film Seven by David Fincher The movie Seven is a depressing collection of sins, whose consequences are deadly. It consists of scary urban surroundings affected by sickening murders. Each subsequent death is more dangerous than the last and possesses strong relations to the library in the locality. In the movie, it […]