Realism
Book chapter
Cobley, P. 2020. Realism. in: Allan, J., Gulddal, J., King, S. and Pepper, A. (ed.) The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction London Routledge. pp. 202-210
Chapter title | Realism |
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Authors | Cobley, P. |
Abstract | This chapter will address the relation of crime fiction and realism. Realism is an issue in crime fiction because the threat of crime in fiction differs so greatly from the corresponding threat in real life. The demand on creative writing means, firstly, that the depiction of crime for entertainment purposes largely needs to eschew the banality of real life crime. Secondly, the prevalence of certain crimes in fiction – particularly murder – far exceeds that of real life. This is particularly the case in respect of the typical locations of crime fiction such as Mayhem Parva or Midsomer, on the one hand, or the mean streets, on the other. Contemporary real life murder is much more frequent in war zones and domestic environs. |
Page range | 202-210 |
Book title | The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction |
Editors | Allan, J., Gulddal, J., King, S. and Pepper, A. |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | London |
Series | Routledge Literature Companions |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9781138320352 |
Electronic | 9780429453342 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Apr 2020 |
29 Apr 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 25 Sep 2019 |
Accepted | 05 Sep 2019 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction on 29 April 2020, available online: http://www.routledge.com/9781138320352 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429453342/chapters/10.4324/9780429453342-25 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429453342-25 |
Related Output | |
Has metadata | https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63659352/ |
Language | English |
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