The American Thriller
Download or Read eBook The American Thriller PDF written by P. Cobley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : P. Cobley |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2000-11-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780333985120 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0333985125 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The American Thriller by : P. Cobley
Book excerpt: What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Analysing seventies texts about crime, police, detectives, corruption, paranoia and revenge, The American Thriller aims to open debates on genre in the light of audience theory, literary history and the place of popular fiction at the moment of its production.
