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"No currently available anthology addresses the topic of the metaphysical detective story so directly, so fully, or so relevantly."-Brian McHale, West Virginia University

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"Metaphysical detective stories reveal much about the relation of modernism to postmodernism and of high to low literary culture. Detecting Texts makes an excellent case for the coherence and breadth of the genre. Its broad scope, clear writing, and notable contributions to a number of literary subfields are among its many virtues." * Shawn Rosenheim, Williams College *
"No currently available anthology addresses the topic of the metaphysical detective story so directly, so fully, or so relevantly." * Brian McHale, West Virginia University *

Detecting Texts The Metaphysical Detective Story

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    A Paperback / softback by Patricia Merivale, Susan Elizabeth Sweeney

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/12/1998
      ISBN13: 9780812216769, 978-0812216769
      ISBN10: 0812216768

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "No currently available anthology addresses the topic of the metaphysical detective story so directly, so fully, or so relevantly."-Brian McHale, West Virginia University

      Trade Review
      "Metaphysical detective stories reveal much about the relation of modernism to postmodernism and of high to low literary culture. Detecting Texts makes an excellent case for the coherence and breadth of the genre. Its broad scope, clear writing, and notable contributions to a number of literary subfields are among its many virtues." * Shawn Rosenheim, Williams College *
      "No currently available anthology addresses the topic of the metaphysical detective story so directly, so fully, or so relevantly." * Brian McHale, West Virginia University *

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