The Criminal Genealogy of a Detective Story (Pitaval. Vidocq. Literature on Crime. Aesthetics and London Murders in Fog) by Tomáš Horváth

“…In the study we are constructing one branch of genealogical root in the development of detective genre - narration on criminal cases (Vidocq, De Quincey, Newgate Calendar) and famous trials (Pitaval). Pitaval is not only a collection of causes célébre like it is in old literature about crime but the main topic is investigation and conviction of a criminal and finding him guilty by means of prooves – at this stage legal knowledge takes effect. …”
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