Classic Detective Fiction
ENGL-349-0W1
SUNY Canton
- Semester
- Spring 2025
- Instructor
- Shawn Tiernan
- Start Date
- 01-20-2025
- Total Credits
- 3
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This course explores the genre of detective fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present day. Course content and time periods may vary by semester. Students learn literary elements of detective fiction, examine the development of the detective as a literary figure and detective fiction as a genre, and analyze depictions of the law and legal system. Course may include, but is not limited to, British and American detective fiction by Poe, Collins, Conan Doyle, Chesterton, Sayers, Hammett, Christie, Chandler, MacDonald, James, Rendell, Cross, Elizabeth Peters, Ellis Peters, Perry, George, and King.
General Education Area(s): Humanities
Course Area: English & Literature
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 01-20-2025 - 05-09-2025
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