A Common Spring
| Author | : Nadya Aisenberg |
| Publisher | : Popular Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0879721421 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780879721428 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (428 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Common Spring by : Nadya Aisenberg
Download or read book A Common Spring written by Nadya Aisenberg and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nadya Aisenberg discusses the potentialities of the crime novel, its implications, principles, and scope, and its analogy of myth and the fairy tale. She proposes that the detective story and the thriller have made an unacknowledged contribution to "serious" literature. Her discussion of Dickens, Conrad, and Green indicate that each borrowed many important ingredients from the formulaic novel.
