Intrigue : espionage and culture / Allan Hepburn.
Intrigue : espionage and culture / Allan Hepburn.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
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N823.0872/30
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 327 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Spies : a theory of intrigue -- Thrills : fear and catharsis as ideological effects -- Codes : self-evident meaning in narratives of intrigue -- Ghosts : illegitimacy and commitment in Under western eyes -- Sewers : fantasies of death and disgust in The third man -- Collaborations : love and war in...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"This book examines the tradition of the spy narrative from its inception in the late nineteenth century through the present day. Ranging from John le Carre's bestsellers to Elizabeth Bowen's novels, from James Bond to John Banville's contemporary narratives. Allan Hepburn sets the historical contexts of these fictions: the Cambridge spy ring; the...
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Intrigue : espionage and culture / Allan Hepburn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-321) and index.
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N823.0872/30
Record Identifier
74VKmk2j4pK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmk2j4pK3
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ISBN
0300104987 (alk. paper)
9780300104981 (alk. paper)
DDC
823.087209091
MMS ID
991020666719702626
