Project Director

Coons, Jayda

Department Examiner

Hampton, Bryan Adams; Jordan, Joseph P., 1976-

Department

Dept. of English

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

This research seeks to situate Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde into the historical context of the time period using 19th century criminal-typing, policing structures, and the genre of detective fiction. Focusing on the representation of the criminal, Edward Hyde, the layout of the detective novel, and narrative structure, the novel creates an implicit desire for the police, that is not fulfilled throughout the novel's unraveling.

Acknowledgments

This work is dedicated to my niece, Emma, whose love for learning inspires me to continuously seek out new knowledge, and to live with the curiosity of a child.

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

12-2025

Subject

Crime in literature; Criminals in literature; English literature--19th century--History and criticism; Narration (Rhetoric); Surveillance in literature

Name

Hyde, Edward (Fictitious character); Jekyll, Henry (Fictitious character); Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Short stories. Selections. 1993

Keyword

criminology; Victorian Literature; Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde; narrative structure; detective fiction

Discipline

Literature in English, British Isles

Document Type

Theses

Extent

i, 37 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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