Cover Stories (Routledge Revivals): Narrative and Ideology in the British Spy Thriller Contributor(s): Denning, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138796255 ISBN-13: 9781138796256 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 823.087 |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.48 lbs) 168 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. Combining cultural history with narrative analysis, Cover Stories explores the two main traditions of the thriller: the thriller of the work, in which bureaucratic routines are invested with political meaning; and the thriller of leisure, in which the sports and games that kill time become a time of dangerous political contests. Examining the characteristic narrative structures of the spy novel - the adventure formulas and the plots of betrayal, disguise and doubles - Denning shows how they attempt to resolve crises and contradictions in ideologies of nation and empire, and of class and gender. |