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[PDF workbook version]. |
| Description |
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (digital, 4 3/4 in.) |
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video file DVD video rda |
| Series |
Great courses DVD
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| System Details |
DVD; PDF requires Adobe Reader or PDF reader. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Dr. David Schmid, University at Buffalo. |
| Note |
Course no. 2442. |
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Accompanying PDF contains course workbook in CD-ROM format. |
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The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 36 lectures. |
| Summary |
Follow a renowned literature professor through the fascinating evolution of a captivating genre. |
| Contents |
Mystery fiction's secret formula -- The detective is born -- The criminal -- The sidekick -- Detecting clues -- Case closed?: the problem with solutions -- The locked room -- The dime novel -- Murder in cozy places -- Return of the classic detective -- The city tests the detective -- The private eye opens -- African American mysteries -- The femme fatale -- The private eye evolves -- Latino detectives on the border -- The lady detective -- Violence waits in the wings -- Violence takes center stage -- Psychopaths and mind hunters -- Police as antagonist -- Police as protagonist -- Native American mysteries -- The European mystery tradition -- Nordic noir -- Japanese and Latin American mysteries -- Precursors to true crime -- True crime in the 20th century -- Historical mysteries -- Spies, thrillers, and conspiracies -- Female-centered mystery and suspense -- Poetic justice -- Courtroom drama -- Gay and lesbian mystery and suspense -- Adapting the multimedia mystery -- Mysterious experiments. |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship.
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Detective and mystery stories -- Technique.
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Suspense fiction -- Technique.
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Creative writing.
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| Genre |
Educational films.
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Filmed lectures.
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company, production company.
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Recorded Books, LLC, distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781501955563 : $160.75 |
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150195556X |
| Music # |
GV0695 Recorded Books |
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2442 Teaching Company |
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