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03374aam a2200373 i 4500 001 E347EF0ACD0111ECB5E908A224ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220506010041 008 210623t20222022enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021019996 020 $a 036736221X 020 $a 9780367362218 020 $a 036736218X 020 $a 9780367362188 035 $a (OCoLC)1258041725 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d NYP $d OCLCO $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a PR878 P75 C64 2022 100 1 $a Cohen, David, $d 1946- $e author. 245 10 $a Inspecting psychology : $b how the rise of psychological ideas influenced the development of detective fiction / $c David Cohen. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2022. 300 $a xiv, 152 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Inspecting Psychology takes a sleuth's magnifying glass to the interplay between psychology, psychiatry and detective fiction to provide a unique examination of the history of psychology. As psychology evolved over the centuries, so did crime writing. This book looks at how the psychological movements of the time influenced classic authors from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan-Doyle to Dorothy Sayers and Georges Simenon, to reveal an enduring connection between psychology and the human need to solve mysteries. Some key puzzles. Why did Agatha Christie make so many doctors killers in her books? Why Simenon not become a psychiatrist? Did Lord Peter Wimsey have all the charm, passion and tenderness no lover gave Dorothy Sayers? Beginning with earliest origins of psychology in Greek literature alongside the Oedipal story and the ideas of Aristotle, the book travels through to the late 18th and 19th centuries and the work of Edgar Allan Poe who wrote the first detective story proper. With the birth of modern psychology in the late 19th century, the growing fascination with understanding behaviour coincided with the popular whodunnit. Readers are whisked through the development of psychology in the 20th century and beyond, from the impact of shellshock in First World War and the early understanding of mental illness, through to the growth of psychoanalysis and the ideas of Freud, behaviourism and attachment theory. At every stop on this original rattle through history, David Cohen reveals the influence these psychological movements had on crime writers and their characters and plots. The result is a highly enjoyable, engaging read for those interested in how the unique pairing of the history of psychology with the history of detective novel can unveil insights in the human condition. It should appeal to anyone interested in psychology who want their subject served with a thriller on the side"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a English fiction $y 19th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Psychology and literature. 650 0 $a English fiction $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 648 7 $a 1800-1999 $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a Cohen, David. $t Inspecting psychology $d Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2022 $z 9780429344664 $w (DLC) 2021019997 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220802020257.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E347EF0ACD0111ECB5E908A224ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search