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The disciplinary function of early crime narratives is subverted by their status as commodities. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
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In early crime narratives a tension exists between the intended disciplinary function and the entertainment value demanded by their status as commodities. The Ordinary Accounts and the criminal broadsides, for example, acted as an indirect form of state-controlled surveillance. This ideological policing, however, is balanced against the commercial obligation to appeal to a wide readership. Indeed, the sensational nature of early crime narratives arguably undermines their disciplinary purpose of ...
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19th Century Crime Fiction. Poe and Doyle. Essay and notes
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19th Century Crime Fiction essay and notes on Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle.
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