What will have happened: a philosophical and technical essay on mystery stories.

Language: English

Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1977

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DETAILS: good worn dust-jacket, worn at edges and with tear at top of spine, small chip, attractive copy, near fine blue cloth. CHAMPIGNY, ROBERT. What will have happened: a philosophical and technical essay on mystery stories. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1977, 1st printing number line starting with 1, viii, 183pp., . CONTENTS: Prologue -- Mystery. Hermeneutic tales ; Individuation ; Possibility and impossibility ; Probability ; Necessity ; Justice -- Story. Adventure ; Viewpoint ; Legend ; Atmosphere ; Destiny -- Cryptogram. Clues as words ; From mystery stories to pseudonarratives -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The paradoxical case of Doctor Fell. 9780253365156 ISBN 0253365155.

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Title
What will have happened: a philosophical and technical essay on mystery stories.
Author
Champigny, Robert, 1922-1984
Publisher
Indiana University Press, Bloomington
Publication year
1977
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
includes dust-jacket
Binding
hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
14.1 ounces
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Crime-fiction

Steven Wolfe Books

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