tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953280070115140001.post8867290976743595920..comments2023-08-02T14:53:17.253+02:00Comments on At the Villa Rose: Upside DownXavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05702919450638993709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953280070115140001.post-15547250956921258252009-04-21T14:13:00.000+02:002009-04-21T14:13:00.000+02:00The fact that the author seems to believe that the...The fact that the author seems to believe that the first-person narrative is a convention of mystery fiction is also somewhat surprising. A True Story by Lucian (II Century BC) is already a first person narrative, the technique has developed well before Poe and has continued to be widely used outside the mystery field since then. I doubt that first person narratives are more common in mystery literature than in general literature. It's true that this technique is particularly appropriated to the conventions of the traditional detective story, because it supplies a logical reason for the necessary lack of omniscience of the narrator, but that is altogether another issue.Henrique Vallenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953280070115140001.post-58067312603257342652009-04-19T23:46:00.000+02:002009-04-19T23:46:00.000+02:00I've just discovered your blog, thanks to the comm...I've just discovered your blog, thanks to the comment you left on mine. Looks great !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953280070115140001.post-10642401139726966632009-04-19T04:16:00.000+02:002009-04-19T04:16:00.000+02:00I'm as amused as you are, Xavier.
If amused (and ...I'm as amused as you are, Xavier.<br /><br />If amused (and not dismayed) is the right word.Steve Lewishttp://www.mysteryfile.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com