Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/007720505/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 25 of
25
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""What exactly is it about murder that claims such a powerful hold on the American imagination? In this book, Sara L. Knox examines postwar America's preoccupation with this act of violence. Demonstrating how American culture both consumes and produces tales of murder, Knox examines numerous relevant narratives - news stories, psychiatric testimony, legal transcripts, fictional accounts, and examples from the thriving literary genre of true crime." "In her approach to the telling of this cultural phenomenon, Knox draws on historical analysis and original research. She discusses such subjects as the continuing existence of capital punishment, "sensational" American murder cases such as the Honeymoon Killers, and the connection between true crime books and romance narratives."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b10674320.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""What exactly is it about murder that claims such a powerful hold on the American imagination? In this book, Sara L. Knox examines postwar America's preoccupation with this act of violence. Demonstrating how American culture both consumes and produces tales of murder, Knox examines numerous relevant narratives - news stories, psychiatric testimony, legal transcripts, fictional accounts, and examples from the thriving literary genre of true crime." "In her approach to the telling of this cultural phenomenon, Knox draws on historical analysis and original research. She discusses such subjects as the continuing existence of capital punishment, "sensational" American murder cases such as the Honeymoon Killers, and the connection between true crime books and romance narratives."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-277) and index.".
- catalog extent "283 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Murder.".
- catalog identifier "0822320533 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0822320665 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Murder.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press,".
- catalog relation "Murder.".
- catalog subject "364.15/23/0973 21".
- catalog subject "HV6515 .K64 1998".
- catalog subject "Murder in literature.".
- catalog subject "Murder in mass media.".
- catalog subject "Murder literature.".
- catalog title "Murder : a tale of modern American life / Sara L. Knox.".
- catalog type "text".