{"product_id":"chaos-and-madness-9789042033016","title":"Chaos and Madness","description":"In the 1950s prolific U.S. fiction writer Stephen Marlowe became a cult author for lovers of\u003ci\u003e noir \u003c\/i\u003efiction mainly for his\u003ci\u003e Drumbeat \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which present his best-known character: private eye Chester Drum. Yet, the academia never paid much attention to his multifaceted, extensive \u003ci\u003eoeuvre\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eChaos and Madness \u003c\/i\u003eis the first volume offering a critical approach to Marlowe’s riveting historical novels. Their relevance in the field of literary studies derives from their well-wrought structure and captivating prose as well as from their portrayal of remote European history – a distinctive feature that makes Marlowe a unique figure in the North American trend of historiographic metafiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChaos and Madness \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a comprehensive narratological and ideological analysis of three novels in which Marlowe deals with Spanish history. Preceded by an in-depth if reader-friendly theoretical chapter that traces the evolution of the historical novel as a genre, Calvo-Pascual’s meticulous investigation into Marlowe’s fiction proves compelling for anyone interested in contemporary American fiction, in Spanish history, or in the interaction of metafiction and the scientific discourse of chaos theory.","brand":"Mónica Calvo-Pascual","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48435423838459,"sku":"9789042033016","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_804f4957-6947-4dd2-889a-a4e9af806877.jpg?v=1778023463","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/chaos-and-madness-9789042033016","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}