The Mystery to a Solution Poe, Borges, and the Analytic Detective Story |
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| Author:
| Irwin, John T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-4650-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1993 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $133.00 |
Book Description:
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In The Mystery to a Solution, John Irwin brilliantly examines the deeper significance of the analytical detective genre which Poe created and the meaning of Borges' efforts to ''double'' the genre's origins one hundred years later. Combining history, literary history, and practical and speculative criticism, Irwin pursues the issues underlying the ......
In The Mystery to a Solution, John Irwin brilliantly examines the deeper significance of the analytical detective genre which Poe created and the meaning of Borges' efforts to ''double'' the genre's origins one hundred years later. Combining history, literary history, and practical and speculative criticism, Irwin pursues the issues underlying the ......