dc.contributor.advisor | Kreyling, Michael | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Wollaeger, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Sills, Hannah | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-06T20:18:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-06T20:18:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-04-16 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/6438 | |
dc.description | English Department Honors Thesis. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In this thesis, I will read detective fiction, particularly from the Holmes canon, in light of two linguistic and philosophical theories: the theory of semiotics expounded by Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) in his book Course in General Linguistics (originally published in 1916); and French philosopher Jacques Derrida’s (1930-2004) theory of deconstruction, particularly as it pertains to Saussure’s semiotics, which was articulated in several books, including Of Grammatology, published in the late 1960s. Through these perspectives, I will demonstrate how detective fiction parallels and allegorizes these theories, revealing subtle facets and complexities of a genre that is much more than predictable whodunit plots. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.subject | Detective fiction | en_US |
dc.subject | Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur | en_US |
dc.subject | Deconstruction | en_US |
dc.subject | Semiotics | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Doyle, Arthur Conan,|d1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Semiotics and literature | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Deconstruction | en_US |
dc.title | Saussure and Sherlock, Derrida and the Detective: A Semiotic and Deconstructive Interpretation of the Classic Detective Fiction Genre | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.college | College of Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.description.school | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.description.department | English Department | en_US |