ENGL 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: In Medias Res
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The detectives" modus operandi detached judgement of a critical observer. The preoccupation w the criminal rather than the victim. Replacement of any interest in effects of crime by an appreciation of its form. Different/disconnected from normative society (shared values of majority of the society) Aesthetic(s) - that which makes us feel through the senses. Newgate calendar - costed a penny, published list of executions. Dangerous to physical body + social body. In medias res - in the middle of. Solves the riddle and banishes the sphinx. Compassionate, kind, interested person who doesn"t wear kingship in way we expect. Detective text bc it is retroactive reconstruction. Looking at old crime to reconstruct what"s happened.
