Researching The Writing Styles of the Thriller Novel from The Da Vinci Code in West
Introduction
The intention of this study is to explore the methods and styles about the thriller novels from The Da Vinci Code.
Since late 1920s and early 1930s, the thriller novel as we know it today was virtually invented by the author Edgar Wallace. In the 1950s, the invention of the spy thriller by Ian Fleming, contributed to the genre. In the 1970s, Robert Ludlum began to write thiller novels in the modern style as we know it today. His action heavy novels were best sellers, though derided by critics for their lack of in depth characters and limited psychological subtext. Many of his novels were also conspiracy thrillers.Many popular authors of thriller fiction today include Clive Cussler, James Patterson, John Sandford, and Robin Cook.The famous thriller novel is The Da Vinci Code.
The Da Vinci Code is a novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction (ISBN 0385504209). It is a worldwide bestseller with millions of copies sold (no accurate source exists—some sources cite between 18 and 25 million copies sold as of April 2005) and has been translated into 44 languages. Combining the detective thriller and conspiracy theory genres, the novel has helped spur widespread popular interest in certain theories concerning the legend of the Holy Grail and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity—theories that Christians typically consider to be heretical. It is a sequel to Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons. While the novel claims to contain elements of historical truth within its fictional framework, the book has attracted a large amount of criticism, including at least ten other books written to debunk its various claims.
Random House republished the novel as a "Special Illustrated Edition" in November 2004. The new edition contains over 160 illustrative images interspersed with the text.
Thriller fiction, sometimes called suspense fiction, is a genre of literature that typically entails fast-paced plots, numerous action scenes, and limited character development. It is sometimes called suspense fiction because of the heightened level of stress or excitement that it induces in the reader. Along with the aforementioned suspense fiction, it has several sub-genres, including adventure fiction, techno-thriller, conspiracy thriller and spy fiction.
Every time, the thriller has different style. My attention was first directed to The Da Vinci Code by different writing method. And how are these methods from The Da Vinci Code in the others triller novels. In this regard, my observations are limited to several aspects; I hope in-depth observation and explanation will done in light of the thriller novel.
Outline
Development and major concepts of The Thriller Novel
In this part I will describe The Thriller Novel and the relationship between function, process and product. I will also discuss some important concepts such as different style of the thriller novels etc.
Introduction of The Da Vinci Code
I will in this part introduce The Da Vinci Code before I apply the same to the case study in this thesis with emphasis.
The writing method of The Da Vinci Code in contrast to other theories
Many popular authors of thriller fiction today include Clive Cussler, James Patterson, John Sandford, and Robin Cook.I will introduce some part of these novels,and find same and different characteristic between these thriller novels and The Da Vinci Code.And we can find these styles in these thriller novels.But I won't discuss these styles detailed.
The styles detailed
In this part, I will discuss the styles detailed including there masterpiece.
Conclusion
Based on the above elaboration of The Da Vinci Code and the case study, possible conclusion will be on the advantage of the writing method of the thriller novel. Suggestions on further research efforts will be made also.
References
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Robert, Ludlum. Gayle Lynds. New York: Prentice Hall, 1978.
James, Patterson. Sam's Letters to Jennifer. Target, 1991(3:2):137-152.
John, A, Wikipedia. The Kingdom Within : The Inner Meaning of Jesus' Sayings. Target, 1995
Jack, Wasserman. Leonardo da Vinci. New York: Harry Abrams, 2003
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Roland, Bainton. The Horizon History of Christianity. New York: American Heritage, 1964
Michael, Gran. Constantine: The Man and His Times. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1998 1993