20.500.12556/DKUM-97796 From a Whodunnit to a Psychological Thriller: a Comparison between The ABC Murders and The Crucifix Killer master's thesis Od klasične detektivke do psihološkega trilerja: primerjava romanov The ABC Murders in The Crucifix Killer magistrsko delo This master's thesis explores the evolution of the detective fiction genre and aims to illustrate its development from the 20th century Golden Age to the present day by comparing two detective novels from two different periods: Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders as an example of a traditional detective novel, and Chris Carter's The Crucifix Killer, a contemporary psychological thriller. The first part of the thesis provides a theoretical framework that examines the historical development of detective fiction and its subgenres, with special emphasis on the traditional detective novel and its key elements. It also examines the key narrative features of the traditional detective novel and their function. The second part of the thesis consists of a comparative analysis of the two novels, focusing on the similarities and differences in their narrative features and in their use of traditional elements of detective fiction, such as murder, multiple suspects, clues, red herrings, and the final resolution of the crime. It also compares the detectives and the villains in both novels. The findings of the analysis show that while most of the traditional elements of detective fiction remain present in the selected contemporary crime fiction novel, the latter includes modern investigative methods such as psychological profiling and forensic sciences, while the depiction of crime and violence is more explicit than in Agatha Christie's novel. The comparison thus highlights that the analysed contemporary crime fiction novel fits into the subgenre of psychological thriller, demonstrating the continuing evolution of the genre. Magistrsko delo obravnava razvoj detektivskega žanra od njegove zlate dobe 20. stoletja do danes na podlagi primerjalne analize romana Umori po abecedi (The ABC Murders) Agathe Christie in romana Morilec s križem (The Crucifix Killer) Chrisa Carterja, pri čemer je prvi roman primer klasičnega detektivskega romana, drugi pa sodobni psihološki triler. Prvi del naloge predstavlja teoretični okvir, ki obravnava zgodovinski razvoj detektivskega žanra in njegovih podzvrsti, s posebnim poudarkom na tradicionalnem detektivskem romanu in njegovih ključnih elementih. Prav tako so analizirane glavne pripovedne prvine detektivskega romana. Drugi del naloge je primerjalna analiza obeh romanov. V prvem delu predstavimo zgradbo in pripovedne prvine obeh romanov, v nadaljevanju pa se analiza osredotoča predvsem na zastopanost tradicionalnih elementov detektivske zgodbe v obeh romanih. Ugotovitve analize kažejo, da so tradicionalni elementi v analiziranem sodobnem kriminalnem romanu prisotni, vendar so prilagojeni značilnostim psihološkega trilerja, prav tako pa so značilnostim psihološkega trilerja prilagojene pripovedne prvine. detective fiction classic detective novel psychological thriller Agatha Christie Chris Carter detektivski roman klasična detektivka psihološki triler Agatha Christie Chris Carter true true false R. Peklar Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Magistrsko delo/naloga 2026-04-15 00:03:22 2026-06-09 10:46:22 2026-06-10 03:07:15 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 Maribor 0 Maribor 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (XI, 83 str.)) 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 821.111(73).09-312.4Carter C.:821.111.09-312.4Christie A.(043.2) 280935171 MAG_Peklar_Rebeca_2026.pdf MAG_Peklar_Rebeca_2026.pdf 1 B153CFC779B3EFF3B150E94B6E98C1A4 f8fd8a561feb72a95c714c83ff0765b80a1c5456899abaf019a338472949dcdd c8264cd3-384e-11f1-9f68-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205307 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0