Margaret Anne Doody

Author of Aristotle Detective

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About the Author

Margaret Doody is the John and Barbara Glynn Family Professor of Literature at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of many books, including the Aristotle Detective series, the first three of which are available from the University of Chicago Press.

Includes the names: Margaret Doody, Margaret A. Doody, Margaret Ann Doody, Margaret Anne Doody, Doody Margaret Anne, Frances; Howard Fanny; Burney Burney, Susan Kubic

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Works by Margaret Anne Doody

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Aristotle Detective (1978) 383 copies, 18 reviews

Aristotle and Poetic Justice (2000) 155 copies, 8 reviews

The Secrets of Life (2002) 123 copies, 4 reviews

The True Story of the Novel (1994) 120 copies, 1 review

Poison in Athens (2004) 99 copies, 4 reviews

Mysteries of Eleusis (2005) 86 copies, 2 reviews

Aristotle and the Fatal Javelin (1980) 58 copies, 2 reviews

Aristotle and the Ring of Bronze (2003) 41 copies, 2 reviews

Jane Austen's Names: Riddles, Persons, Places (2015) 40 copies

Frances Burney: The Life in the Works (1988) 35 copies

Aristotle and the Egyptian Murders (2010) 29 copies

Aristotle and the Fable of the Two White Crows (2012) 19 copies

The Daring Muse: Augustan Poetry Reconsidered (1985) 14 copies

The Alchemists (1980) 12 copies, 2 reviews

A Cloudy Day in Babylon (2013) 12 copies

Samuel Richardson : tercentenary essays (1989) — Editor — 4 copies

Tropic of Venice (Personal Takes) (2007) 4 copies

Aristotele e la Casa dei Venti (2018) 4 copies

Aristotele e la Montagna d'Oro (2021) 2 copies

L'impiccagione di Ann Ware e altre storie (Italian Edition) 1 copy

Omicidi in inverno (2022) 1 copy

Aristotele e la Montagna d'Oro (Aristotele detective Vol. 12) 1 copy

Aristotele e il mistero della vita. 1 copy

A Justiça de Aristóteles 1 copy

Aristotele e la Casa dei Venti 1 copy

Samuel Richardson's Published Commentary on Clarissa, 1747-1765 (Vol.1) (1998) 1 copy

Natural Passion: A Study of the Novels of Samuel Richardson (1974) 1 copy

Deserts, Ruins and Troubled Waters: Female Dreams in Fiction and the Development of the Gothic Novel 1 copy

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Associated Works

Pride and Prejudice (1813) — Introduction, some editions — 84,491 copies, 1,398 reviews

Sense and Sensibility (1811) — Introduction, some editions — 39,815 copies, 534 reviews

Evelina (1778) — Editor, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 2,572 copies, 42 reviews

The Female Quixote (1752) — Introduction, some editions — 826 copies, 8 reviews

Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress (1782) — Introduction, some editions — 774 copies, 18 reviews

Catharine: and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics) (1993) — Editor, some editions — 486 copies, 8 reviews

The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, 1st edition (1997) — Contributor — 272 copies, 2 reviews

The Annotated Anne of Green Gables (1997) — Editor — 234 copies, 4 reviews

The Wanderer (1814) — Editor, some editions — 218 copies, 2 reviews

The State of the Language [1990] (1979) — Contributor — 90 copies, 1 review

The State of the Language [1980] (1980) — Contributor — 82 copies, 3 reviews

The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, 2nd edition (2011) — Contributor — 65 copies, 1 review

The Search for the Ancient Novel (1993) — Contributor — 18 copies

The After Midnight Ghost Book (1980) — Contributor — 15 copies

Eighteenth-Century Poetry and the Rise of the Novel Reconsidered (2013) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Birthdate: 1939-09-21
Gender: female
Nationality: Canada
Places of residence: New Brunswick, Canada
Education: Dalhousie University
Occupations: professor

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Aristotle And Poetic Justice by Margaret Doody

Weirdly crap. Low in crime mystery, high on ancient details about Ancient Greece, yawn fest .

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mukden | 7 other reviews | Dec 23, 2024 |

Aristotle Detective by Margaret Doody

A solid murder mystery set against the backdrop of quite a vividly depicted ancient Athens. The main characters were well-rounded and engaging, and there were some great spontaneous interactions combined with some fitting historical and literary references. The resolution was a somewhat predictable, and I felt the denouement was a little rushed, but these did not detract from it being overall just a decent story. Nothing dazzling, but certainly an enjoyable read.

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XavierDragnesi | 17 other reviews | Mar 31, 2024 |

The True Story of the Novel by Margaret Anne Doody

Two very separate strands to this very quick review: Doody's work is well researched and the book is well worth reading; HOWEVER, the paper used by HarperCollins is not much better than newsprint. I have several books in my collection printed during wartime austerity (and with the Government marking within to show it) which were obviously on poor quality paper. Well, the paper in this 1997 printing is already brown and feeling delicate - something that the wartime volumes are not. And I bought this new as a sealed copy upon publication. The work printed thereon is first rate, however.… (more)

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JacobKirckman | Nov 6, 2020 |

Aristotle and Poetic Justice by Margaret Anne Doody

Considering it as a detective story, the crime is complex and seems too much contrived in order to fit a literary reference. Considering it as a historical novel, ancient Greek culture is so alien that a good deal of information-dumping is necessary on subjects such as the rights of slaves and the functioning of religious cults. So, slightly hard going. MB 17-xii-2018

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MyopicBookworm | 7 other reviews | Dec 17, 2018 |

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