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Beyer, Charlotte 
ORCID: 0000-0002-2701-5443
(2017)
“I Stand Out Like a Raven”: Depicting the Female Detective and Tudor History in Nancy Bilyeau’s The Crown.
American, British and Canadian Studies, 28 (1).
pp. 91-110.
doi:10.1515/abcsj-2017-0006
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Abstract
This article examines the portrayal of female identity and crime in the Tudor period in Nancy Bilyeau’s contemporary historical crime fiction novel, The Crown (2012). Featuring a female detective figure, Joanna Stafford, Bilyeau’s novel forms part of the wealth of contemporary fiction using Tudor history as context, reflecting a continued interest in and fascination with this period and its prominent figures. This article examines Bilyeau’s representation of the Tudor period in The Crown through the depiction of English society and culture from a contemporary perspective, employing genre fiction in order to highlight issues of criminality. My investigation of The Crown as crime fiction specifically involves analysing gender-political questions and their portrayal within the novel and its tumultuous historical context. This investigation furthermore explores the depiction of agency, individuality, religion, and politics. The article concludes that Bilyeau’s suspense-filled novel provides an imaginative representation of Tudor history through the prism of the crime fiction genre. Central to this project is its employment of a resourceful and complex female detective figure at the heart of the narrative.
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| Article Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology. > HV6001 Criminology P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR111 Women authors P Language and Literature > PS American literature |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts |
| Research Priority Areas: | Culture, Continuity, and Transformation |
| Depositing User: | Charlotte Beyer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 May 2017 14:20 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Aug 2023 08:55 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/4632 |
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