230347 British Detective Fiction (S) (SoSe 2017)

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

Literaturangaben

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