THEORY Flashcards

1
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What did Raymond Chandler say about golden age crime fiction?

A

‘Cheesecake manor’

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Todorov

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Identified recurring patterns in narrative structure- cause and effect, from a state of equilibrium, to disruption of equilibrium, back to reinstatement

However, this is frequently broken and subverted

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3
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TS Eliot on contemporary thrillers

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‘In danger of becoming stereotyped’

Genres evolve by writers who challenge the rules

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Genres evolve by writers who challenge the rules

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TS Eliot

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