Routledge Inspecting Psychology - Detective Fiction History

Explore the connection between the evolution of psychological ideas and the growth of crime writing. Inspecting Psychology examines how shifts in psychology and psychiatry shaped the world of detective fiction over several centuries. This book offers a unique look at the history of psychology through the lens of famous literary works. Readers can learn how major psychological movements influenced legendary authors such as Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, and Georges Simenon. By looking at these classic writers, the text reveals how the human need to solve mysteries connects to the development of psychological thought. This work is ideal for those interested in how the science of the mind has helped define the mystery genre and its most famous characters.