The Gothic Genre as the Father of the Suspense in Detective Fiction

Literary genres such as horror fiction have evolved from the classic Gothic writing. Undoubtedly, detective stories are another example of a popular genre that grew up from that incredibly popular fiction. Many of the earliest detective stories were written by authors of the Gothic, or incorporated...

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Autor: Sánchez-Verdejo Pérez, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)
Repositorio:udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
OAI Identifier:oai:udimundus.udima.es:20.500.12226/841
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Detective Fiction
Gothic Genre
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Sumario:Literary genres such as horror fiction have evolved from the classic Gothic writing. Undoubtedly, detective stories are another example of a popular genre that grew up from that incredibly popular fiction. Many of the earliest detective stories were written by authors of the Gothic, or incorporated Gothic elements. In fact, as an example of our study, let’s take into account that detective fiction is a relatively young genre, and its origin can be accredited to one of the greatest gothic fathers and masters: Edgar Allan Poe.