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Magic, Magicians and Detective Fiction
Essays on Intersecting Modes of Mystery
Taschenbuch von Rebecca Josephy
Sprache: Englisch

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"Magic, and especially performance magic, has been a part of crime fiction since its inception: both art forms surged in popularity in Western Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century and influenced each other in profound ways. This collection of essays provides an in-depth look at this phenomenon and covers a variety of writers, across multiple languages, cultures, and traditions as well as multiple subgenres (Victorian autobiography, classic detective tales, pulp fiction, fantasy mystery, etc.). From historical studies examining the rise in popularity of magician narratives in mystery and detective fiction, to essays documenting the number of professional magicians who double as crime fiction writers, to theoretical studies analyzing the narrative and functional overlap between illusion, prestidigitation, and literary criminals and detectives, this collection of essays provides readers with a range of perspectives and approaches from a variety of scholarly backgrounds"--
"Magic, and especially performance magic, has been a part of crime fiction since its inception: both art forms surged in popularity in Western Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century and influenced each other in profound ways. This collection of essays provides an in-depth look at this phenomenon and covers a variety of writers, across multiple languages, cultures, and traditions as well as multiple subgenres (Victorian autobiography, classic detective tales, pulp fiction, fantasy mystery, etc.). From historical studies examining the rise in popularity of magician narratives in mystery and detective fiction, to essays documenting the number of professional magicians who double as crime fiction writers, to theoretical studies analyzing the narrative and functional overlap between illusion, prestidigitation, and literary criminals and detectives, this collection of essays provides readers with a range of perspectives and approaches from a variety of scholarly backgrounds"--
Über den Autor
Rebecca Josephy is an associate professor at Oakland University in Michigan. Her principal field of research is in 20th century comparative literature with a special emphasis on the Hebrew Bible and Jewish thought and philosophy in French literature and popular culture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Rebecca Josephy

Typologies of Magic and Detection

Magic and Detective Fiction: A Typological Approach

Zi-Ling Yan

Creating the Impossible: ­Magician-Authors and the ­Mystery-Making Process

Neil Tobin

Tricks with Mirrors: The ­Magician-Detective as Proxy in ­Magician-Written Mysteries

Neil Tobin

Magic and Detective Fiction: An Overlapping History

"My power to do good or evil": The Magician as Criminal/Detective in Victorian Culture

Beatrice Ashton-Lelliott

"A prince among conjurers": Performance Magic and Grant Allen's An African Millionaire

Christopher Pittard

Arsène Lupin, ­Gentleman-Magician? The Art of Deception in Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin Series

Rebecca Josephy

Magic in Global Detective Fiction

Considering Magic and Technology in the Works of Edogawa Ranpo and Murakami Haruki

Robert Del Greco

Black Magic and Its Complete Unmasking? Magic, Reason, and Russian Sleuthing in Boris Akunin's Adventures of Erast Fandorin Series

John P. Hope

Elvis Infante, from Occult Investigator to Shaman Detective: A New Manifestation of Criminal Fiction in F.G. Haghenbeck's Novels and the Diablero Series

George Cole

Appendix: ­Magic-Related Detection in Books and Pulp Magazines, 1899-1948

Neil Tobin and ­Zi-Ling Yan

Bibliography: Important Texts in the Field

About the Contributors

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781476688206
ISBN-10: 1476688206
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Josephy, Rebecca
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Rebecca Josephy
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2025
Gewicht: 0,357 kg
Artikel-ID: 131613830
Über den Autor
Rebecca Josephy is an associate professor at Oakland University in Michigan. Her principal field of research is in 20th century comparative literature with a special emphasis on the Hebrew Bible and Jewish thought and philosophy in French literature and popular culture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Rebecca Josephy

Typologies of Magic and Detection

Magic and Detective Fiction: A Typological Approach

Zi-Ling Yan

Creating the Impossible: ­Magician-Authors and the ­Mystery-Making Process

Neil Tobin

Tricks with Mirrors: The ­Magician-Detective as Proxy in ­Magician-Written Mysteries

Neil Tobin

Magic and Detective Fiction: An Overlapping History

"My power to do good or evil": The Magician as Criminal/Detective in Victorian Culture

Beatrice Ashton-Lelliott

"A prince among conjurers": Performance Magic and Grant Allen's An African Millionaire

Christopher Pittard

Arsène Lupin, ­Gentleman-Magician? The Art of Deception in Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin Series

Rebecca Josephy

Magic in Global Detective Fiction

Considering Magic and Technology in the Works of Edogawa Ranpo and Murakami Haruki

Robert Del Greco

Black Magic and Its Complete Unmasking? Magic, Reason, and Russian Sleuthing in Boris Akunin's Adventures of Erast Fandorin Series

John P. Hope

Elvis Infante, from Occult Investigator to Shaman Detective: A New Manifestation of Criminal Fiction in F.G. Haghenbeck's Novels and the Diablero Series

George Cole

Appendix: ­Magic-Related Detection in Books and Pulp Magazines, 1899-1948

Neil Tobin and ­Zi-Ling Yan

Bibliography: Important Texts in the Field

About the Contributors

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781476688206
ISBN-10: 1476688206
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Josephy, Rebecca
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Rebecca Josephy
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2025
Gewicht: 0,357 kg
Artikel-ID: 131613830
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