The Reader and the Detective Story |
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| Author:
| Dove, George N. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87972-732-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Imprint: | Popular Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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The Reader and the Detective Story is unique--it treats the detective story as a special case of reading, governed by special rules and shaped by a highly specialized formula. The method of interpretation is the application of the principles of response theory (especially those developed by Hans-Georg Gadamer, Wolfgang Iser, and Hans Robert Jauss) to the reading of a tale of detection.
The Reader and the Detective Story is unique--it treats the detective story as a special case of reading, governed by special rules and shaped by a highly specialized formula. The method of interpretation is the application of the principles of response theory (especially those developed by Hans-Georg Gadamer, Wolfgang Iser, and Hans Robert Jauss) to the reading of a tale of detection.