Reflecting on Miss Marple
1st Edition
Published on 27. July 2018
134 pages
978-0-429-83852-1 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1991, Reflecting on Miss Marple looks at the incongruous combination of violence, murder and a sweet, white-haired old lady, and examines why this makes such a potent but unlikely formula. The book is an astute and engaging account which reveals Miss Marple as a feminist heroine, triumphantly able to exploit contemporary prejudices against unmarried women in order to solve her case. The authors explore the inherent contradictions of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels, their social context, and their place in detective fiction as a whole.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
6,84 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-429-83852-1 (9780429838521)
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Marion Shaw | Sabine Vanacker
Reflecting on Miss Marple
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09/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
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Marion Shaw | Sabine Vanacker
Reflecting on Miss Marple
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07/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Marion Shaw is head of the English department at the University of Hull. She lives in Kingston-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire.
Content
Important Note List of Abbreviations Agatha Christie: Some Biographical Notes Introduction 1. Women Writers and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction 2. Miss Marple the Spinster 3. Two Gills of Picked Shrimps: Miss Marple as Detective 4. Miss Marple's Afterlife Appendix: List of Novels Mentioned in Chapter Four Bibliography and References
