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Comic Crime
Bargainnier
Comic Crime
Bargainnier
The humor of Sherlock Holmes, Donald Westlake, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Edmund Crispin are just a few of those discussed. A major point highlighted by this book is simply that wit, slapstick. laughter, and an anything-can-happen motif appear in a significant amount of fiction about crime.
Publisher Marketing: The humor of Sherlock Holmes, Donald Westlake, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Edmund Crispin are just a few of those discussed. A major point highlighted by this book is simply that wit, slapstick. laughter, and an anything-can-happen motif appear in a significant amount of fiction about crime.
Contributor Bio: Bargainnier, Earl F Earl F. Bargainnier was Fuller E. Callaway Professor of English Language and Literature at Wesleyan College. A former president of the Popular Culture Association, he was the author of more than sixty articles and edited "Ten Women of Mystery "and "Twelve Englishmen of Mystery "and co-edited "Cops and Constables," Professor Bargainnier died January 3, 1987.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | 1987 |
Original release date | 1991 |
ISBN13 | 9780879723842 |
Publishers | University of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 202 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 12 mm · 303 g |