摘要
The detective story is distinguished from other forms of fiction by the fact that it is a puzzle. The Adventures of Caleb Williams (1794),written by English philosopher William Godwin,deserves an honorable place among the detective story's predecessors. Some critics consider it a gothic novel,others consider it a precursor to the English detective novel,and still others refer to it as the first psychological novel. It's very indispensable to make further analysis.
The detective story is distinguished from other forms of fiction by the fact that it is a puzzle. The Adventures of Caleb Williams （1794）, written by English philosopher William Godwin, deserves an honorable place among the detective story＇s predecessors. Some critics consider it a gothic novel, others consider it a precursor to the English detective novel, and still others refer to it as the first psychological novel. It＇s very indispensable to make further analysis.
出处
《科技信息》
2007年第30期175-175,251,共2页
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