Reflecting on Miss Marple (Routledge Revivals) - Hardcover

Shaw, Marion; Vanacker, Sabine

 
9781138322417: Reflecting on Miss Marple (Routledge Revivals)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138322415 ISBN 13: 9781138322417
Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Marion Shaw is head of the English department at the University of Hull. She lives in Kingston-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138322415
ISBN 13 
9781138322417
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
130

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9780415017947: Reflecting on Miss Marple (Heroines?)

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ISBN 10:  0415017947 ISBN 13:  9780415017947
Publisher: Routledge, 1991
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