Mystery, Thriller, Hybrid? The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers in a Transmedial Narratological Perspective
Mystery, Thriller, Hybrid? The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers in a Transmedial Narratological Perspective
Author(s): Michał UrbanowiczSubject(s): Criminal Law, Theory of Literature, British Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: mystery; thriller; hybrid; generic intricacies and affiliation; taxonomy of crime works;
Summary/Abstract: This narratological study of Erskine Childersʼs The Riddle of the Sands aims to determine whether that early 20th-century crime novel is actually a mystery work, a thriller, or a hybrid. For the purposes of evaluating its generic intricacies and affiliation, a simple yet comprehensive transmedial taxonomy of crime works, directly inspired by Charles Derryʼs film-restricted one, will be proposed. In the course of the analysis, generic links to non-crime genres will also be taken into account. The article expands upon some practical considerations discussed in its authorʼs doctoral thesis.
Journal: Acta Neophilologica
- Issue Year: 1/2024
- Issue No: XXVI
- Page Range: 97-108
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
