Bc. Barbora Šottlová

Bachelor's thesis

English Pastoral Murder: Rural Detectives in the Fiction of Agatha Christie and Caroline Graham

English Pastoral Murder: Rural Detectives in the Fiction of Agatha Christie and Caroline Graham
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá knižními sériemi Slečna Marplová od Agathy Christie a Vraždy v Midsomeru od Caroline Grahamové. Uvádí prvky takzvané „zlaté éry detektivního románu“, porovnává je s danými sériemi a říká, proč by Grahamová mohla být řazena k této tradici. Také zkoumá charaktery hlavních postav a to, jak svých vlastností využívají ve svůj prospěch při řešení zločinů. Dále se zaměřuje …more
Abstract:
This bachelor’s thesis deals with Miss Marple book series by Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders series by Caroline Graham. It compares the two series with features of the so called “golden age of detective fiction” and states why Caroline Graham can be assigned to this tradition. It also examines the natures of the main detective figures and the way they use their abilities while solving crimes. …more
 

Keywords

Agatha Christie Caroline Graham golden age English village murder crime Miss Marple Tom Barnaby detective relations tradition pastoral literature
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 5. 2021
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/s2rck/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 22. 6. 2021
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
  • Reader: Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská

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