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Ackowledgements
Introduction
What is the classical detective fiction?
The Golden Age and the evolution of detective fiction from the 1840s to 1911
The historical and cultural backgrounds of the Golden Age
Chapter Ⅰ A survey of the Golden Age
1.1 The new changes of the classical detective fiction in the Golden Age
1.2 A bird's-eye view of the Golden Age
1.3 Comments on the Works of the Golden Age
Chapter Ⅱ The formula and artistic characteristics of the classical detec tive fiction
2.1 The formula of action
2.2 The formula of characters and their relationships
2.3 The artistic characteristics of the classical detective fiction
Chapter Ⅲ The 1910s: the budding of the GoldenAge
3.1 E.C.Bentley: the father of the contemporary detective fiction
3.2 G..K.Chesterton: the innovator of the metaphysical detective fiction
3.3 R.A.Freeman: the initiator of the inverted detective fiction
Chapter Ⅳ The 1920s and the early 1930s: the flowering of the Golden Age
4.1 Agatha Christie: Queen of crime
4.2 Dorothy L Sayers: returning to the novel of manners
4.3 Freeman Wills Crofts: shaping the psychological thriller
4.4 Anthony Berkely: the founder of the Detection Club
Chapter Ⅴ The late 1930s and the early 1940s: the splendid declining of the Golden Age
5.1 Margery Allingham: a genius from a family of"blood" writers
5.2 Ngaio Marsh: a visitor from New Zealand
5.3 Nicholas Blake: the poet laureate immersed in detective novels
Conclusion
Bibliography
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