- 174 pages
- English
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Agatha Christie Goes to War
About this book
Agatha Christie has never been substantially considered as a war writer, even though war is a constant presence in her writing. This interdisciplinary collection of essays considers the effects of these conflicts on the social and psychological textures of Christie's detective fiction and other writings, demonstrating not only Christie's textual navigation of her contemporary surroundings and politics, but also the value of her voice as a popular fiction writer reflecting popular concerns. Agatha Christie Goes to War introduces the 'Queen of Crime' as an essential voice in the discussion of war, warfare, and twentieth century literature.
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Yes, you can access Agatha Christie Goes to War by Rebecca Mills, J.C. Bernthal, Rebecca Mills,J.C. Bernthal in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & English Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Mapping War, Planning Peace: Miss Marple and the Evolving Village Space, 1930–1962
- 2 Christie’s Wartime Hero: Peacetime Killer
- 3 Writing through War: Narrative Structure and Authority in Christie’s Second World War Novels
- 4 Taking on Hitler: Agatha Christie’s Wartime Thrillers
- 5 “When She Eats She Will Die”: Informal Meals and Social Change in Sad Cypress and “And Then There Were None”
- 6 “A Worrying, Nerve-Wracked World”: Agatha Christie’s Emergence as a Playwright during and after the Second World War
- 7 “There Are Things One Doesn’t Forget”: The Second World War in “Three Blind Mice” and The Mousetrap
- 8 Displaced Persons: A Murder Is Announced and the Condition of Postwar England
- 9 Detecting the Blitz: Memory and Trauma in Christie’s Postwar Writings
- 10 “The Thrill When It Suddenly Went Pitch Black!”: Blackout Cultures in A Murder Is Announced and The Mousetrap
- Notes on Contributors
- Index