On The Mode Of "Inspire Wisdom" For British And American Detective Stories In The 19th Century

In 19th century,detective fiction was the most special type of new literature under the modern capitalist system.Unlike the horror and the pleasure of the senses of violence provided by Marvel novel in 18th century,the 19th century detective novel builds a mysterious and pleasing maze of wisdom for readers,inspiring readers to make scientific inferences during the reading process.Readers also can train their own thinking ability through the intellectual fight between detectives and murderers,so as to achieve the function of enlightening wisdom.It is no exaggeration to say that the mode of "Enlightening Wisdom" is the vitality of the long-term prosperity and popularity of detective novels in 19th century.It also provides a model for the creation of detective novels.At the same time,as an indispensable link in the long chain of Western popular literature,the birth of the 19th century detective novel and its "Enlightening Wisdom" mode are closely related to the external social environment and the inner cultural charm under the specific time and space.Its existence value and measurement scale are also contained in a certain social and cultural atmosphere.Therefore,to analyze the mode of "Enlightening Wisdom" in detective novels,it is necessary to take its humanistic environment and social connotation into consider.So this paper is based on the "Enlightening Wisdom" model of detective stories in specific time and space,taking the text as the reference,combining with its social background and the author's relevant data,It will discuss the reasons,concrete construction ways,and social connotations of the "Enlightening Wisdom" mode,in order to make some more detailed and new interpretations to the British and American detective novels in the period of the initiation.Apart from the introduction and conclusion,the full text is divided into three chapters.The first chapter of the text discusses the causes of the mode of "Enlightening Wisdom" for British and American detective stories in the 19th century?This chapter mainly discusses the external reasons and the internal motive force of the mode.The external reasons include three aspects:people's urban experience and modernity confusion;the support of scientific rationality and positivism;the modern judicial system and the rise of private detectives.The internal motive force is focused on the factors closely related to the reading subjects of British and American detective novels in 19th century.For example,the new fashion of middle class leisure and entertainment in the period of transition,the need of promote class identity,the promotion of mass consumption culture.The second chapter focuses on the content of the novel.In this chapter we will discusses the basic elements and characteristics of the mode of "Enlightening Wisdom" for British and American detective stories.we will analyzes the extrinsic expression and charm of the model from the aspects of mystery setting and logical reasoning,scientific thinking and reasoning methods,and the detective image of wisdom incarnation,which are closely related to the pattern of "Enlightening Wisdom".The third chapter focuses on the social connotation of the novel in the mode of "enlightening wisdom" in 19th century.This chapter analyzes the humanistic implication of detective novels in 19th century by showing the mental enlightenment of punishing the evil and raising the Good's mind,the dark angle of human nature and the blind area of cognition,the colonial contradiction and the religious conflict behind the detective novel.Through these,we can realize the charm of detective novels besides enlightening wisdom.The conclusion part summarizes and prospects the practical significance of the mode of "Enlightening Wisdom" for British and American detective stories in the 19th century.