Mystery and Its Fictions: From Oedipus to Agatha ChristieOverview: Dedicated mystery fans, as well as those interested in literary theory or in the individual writers discussed, will find in Grossvogel's book an eloquent discourse on the relation of detective fiction to literary tradition. |
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... Major Writers of America , 2 vols . , ed . Perry Miller ( New York : Harcourt , Brace & World , 1962 ) : 1 : 380 . 6. Daniel Hoffman , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe ( Garden City , N.J .: Doubleday , 1972 ) , p . 136 ...
... Major Writers of America , 2 vols . , ed . Perry Miller ( New York : Harcourt , Brace & World , 1962 ) : 1 : 380 . 6. Daniel Hoffman , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe , Poe ( Garden City , N.J .: Doubleday , 1972 ) , p . 136 ...
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... Major Writers of America . 2 vols . New York : Harcourt , Brace & World , 1962 . Miller , Richard , see Barthes . Morrissette , Bruce . The Novels of Robbe - Grillet . Ithaca , N.Y .: Cornell Uni- versity Press , 1975 . Muir , Edwin and ...
... Major Writers of America . 2 vols . New York : Harcourt , Brace & World , 1962 . Miller , Richard , see Barthes . Morrissette , Bruce . The Novels of Robbe - Grillet . Ithaca , N.Y .: Cornell Uni- versity Press , 1975 . Muir , Edwin and ...
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... Major Writers of America ( Miller ) , 98 n . 5 Malraux , André , 171 n . 6 Man and His Fictions ( Brooks , Holquist , and Kernan ) , 14 , 15 Marginalia ( Poe ) , 100 n . 9 Martini , Magda , 112–13 n . 3 Marx , Groucho , 153 Marx , Karl ...
... Major Writers of America ( Miller ) , 98 n . 5 Malraux , André , 171 n . 6 Man and His Fictions ( Brooks , Holquist , and Kernan ) , 14 , 15 Marginalia ( Poe ) , 100 n . 9 Martini , Magda , 112–13 n . 3 Marx , Groucho , 153 Marx , Karl ...
Contents
Discovering Only the Discoverer | 23 |
Containment of the Unknown | 39 |
Divine Mystery and Literary Salvation | 53 |
Copyright | |
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