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Overview
"The crime fiction examined here covers virtually all of recorded history - from ancient Egypt through classical Greece and Rome; from medieval Europe through nineteenth-century England and America. The essays in this collection analyze and evaluate these works and demonstrate that they are not only gripping stories in their own right, but also the nerve center for historians of all stripes - from the professional to the most casual minded - to learn about past societies. People of the past appear with all their pretenses down and their acts of violence laid bare."--BOOK JACKET.Synopsis
Readers of detective stories are turning more toward historical crime fiction to learn both what everyday life was like in past societies and how society coped with those who broke the laws and restrictions of the times. The crime fiction treated here ranges from ancient Egypt through classical Greece and Rome; from medieval and renaissance China and Europe through nineteenth-century England and America.
Booknews
Historians and literature scholars examine historical crime fiction that people are increasingly reading to learn both what everyday life was like in past societies, and how citizens and crime fighters coped with those who broke the laws and restrictions of their time. They incorporate ancient Egypt, classical Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, and 19th-century England and America. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)