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crime in literature and theater  

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  • Crime permeates much literature and theater, although any analysis is inevitably imprecise because the term applies to any work involving detection, criminal activity, or unsolved misdeeds. Crime has been a consistent theme in a variety of literary genres, including literature, detective and crime fiction, thrillers, and children's series. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Literature and Theater, Crime in]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WSH2VGVZ-6

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