230347 British Detective Fiction (S) (SoSe 2017)

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The class will start with an analysis of examples from the two early masters of the genre, Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie and consider their contribution to the development of detective literature.
A second focus will be laid on the intellectually more ambitious novels of three (almost) contemporary authors: Josephine Tey, P.D. James, and Val McDermid.

Term Texts:
Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles 1902
Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 1920
Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time, 1951
P.D. James, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, 1972
Val McDermid, The Grave Tattoo, 2006

Bibliography

Ulrich Suerbaum, Krimi. Eine Analyse der Gattung, Stuttgart 1984

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Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Mo 14-16 N6-123 24.04.-24.07.2017
one-time Sa 10-13 N6-123 27.05.2017
one-time Sa 10-13 N6-123 10.06.2017

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23-ANG-AngBM2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies 2.3 Basisseminar: Genres, Authors, Periods Study requirement
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