Cover Stories (Routledge Revivals): Narrative and Ideology in the British Spy Thriller

by Michael Denning

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First published in 1987, this title tracks the spy thriller from John Buchanan to Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and John Le Carr , and shows how these tales of spies, moles, and the secret service tell a history of modern society, translating the political and cultural transformations of the twentieth century into the intrigues of a shadow world of secret agents. Examining the characteristic narrative structures of the spy novel - the adventure formulas...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1138796247

ISBN13:9781138796249

Release Date:May 2014

Publisher:Routledge

Length:180 Pages

Weight:0.79 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Criticism & Theory English Literature Europe European History & Criticism Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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