Detective Fiction and the Myth of the Urban Truth

  • Daniel Ferreras Savoye Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics West Virginia University

Résumé

Although the notion of an absolute Truth is conceived in post-structuralist times as a myth generated by logocentric thought, it remains at the core of a highly popular narrative genre such as detective fiction. From its inception, this specific iteration of an epistemologically unquestionable Truth depends greatly upon the urban paradigm, which generates and shapes the character of the detective at the same time as it reflects cultural hegemony, and tracing its evolution through the analysis of key works of modern detective narration will allow us to better comprehend how the city contributes to the representation of the enduring myth of the absolute Truth as well as of our epistemological certainties.

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Publié-e
2012-11-20
Comment citer
Ferreras Savoye D. (2012). Detective Fiction and the Myth of the Urban Truth. Ángulo Recto. Revista de estudios sobre la ciudad como espacio plural, 4(2), 23-41. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANRE.2012.v4.n2.40673
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