The Sleuth and the Goddess: Hestia, Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite in Women's Detective Fiction

Susan Rowland

The Sleuth and the Goddess: Hestia, Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite in Women's Detective Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
18 December 2019
Pages
272
ISBN
9780367461072

The Sleuth and the Goddess: Hestia, Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite in Women’s Detective Fiction

Susan Rowland

Rowland presents a detailed exploration of how the archetypes of ancient goddesses Hestia, Artemis, Athena and Aphrodite breathe into and shape female-authored detective fiction. Representing aspects of characterisation not bound by gender, the book examines how these archetypes emerge in themes like the home and hearth, hunting, survival and desire. Rowland assesses numerous examples from a range of works, providing a clear illustration of each archetype and illuminating aspects of femininity, psyche and being. This uniquely interdisciplinary work of literary analysis sheds light on the popularity and underlying mystique of the genre.

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