Tattoos in crime and detective narratives
Author | : Kate Watson |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 2019-07-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781526128690 |
ISBN-13 | : 1526128691 |
Rating | : 4/5 (691 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tattoos in crime and detective narratives by : Kate Watson
Download or read book Tattoos in crime and detective narratives written by Kate Watson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining representations of the tattoo and tattooing in literature, television, and film from two periods of tattoo renaissance (1851-1914, and 1955 to present), this study makes an original contribution to understandings of crime and detective genre and the ways in which tattoos act as a mimetic device that marks and remarks these narratives in complex ways.