>From: "Jon Corelis" <[log in to unmask]>
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I think in general the phenomenon of>intellectuals/academics/artists being
fascinated by criminals is pretty well attested in America at least, and is
a particularly late twentieth century characteristic.
I think the fascination with the outlaw/criminal in America is pretty well
across the board, not just confined to intellectuals/academics/artists--from
the idolization of the James Boyz and Billy the Kid to The gangsta rappers.
And it was in the dime novel, a l9th century phenomenon, that you can find
the literary precursor to those gangsta rap
CDs, though I have read that poems and odes to various New York Gangsters of
the middle l9th century were passed down orally.
And it may not be just American. What about the Australian Ned Kelly? The
British Krays, or the granddaddy of 'em all, Robin Hood?
Chris Hayden
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