"English fiction 20th century History and criticism." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh." . . "Geschichte." . . "Spionageroman." . . "American fiction" . . "American fiction." . "Roman américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique." . . "Espionnage britannique Histoire 20e siècle." . . "aaSpy films axHistory and criticism." . . "aaAmerican fiction ay20th century axHistory and criticism." . . "Espionage, British" . . "Espionage, British." . "USA." . . "Roman d'espionnage anglais Histoire et critique." . . "aaEnglish fiction ay20th century axHistory and criticism." . . "Espionage, American History 20th century." . . "aaSpies in literature." . . "Spionagefilms." . . "aaSpy stories, American axHistory and criticism." . . "Yale University Press." . . . "Electronic resource"@en . . . . . "Intrigue espionage and culture" . "Intrigue espionage and culture"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Intrigue Espionage and Culture"@en . . . . "Intrigue : espionage and culture"@en . "Intrigue : espionage and culture" . . . . "History"@en . . . "History" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . "<DIV> Why do spies have such cachet in the twentieth century? Why do they keep reinventing themselves? What do they mean in a political process? 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 Carr233;8217;s bestsellers to Elizabeth Bowen8217;s novels, from James Bond to John Banville8217;s contemporary narratives, Allan Hepburn sets the historical contexts of these fictions: the Cambridge spy ring; the Profumo Affair; the witch-hunts against gay men in the civil service and diplomatic corps in the 1950s. Instead of focusing on the formulaic nature of the genre, Intrigue emphasizes the responsiveness of spy stories to particular historical contingencies. Hepburn begins by offering a systematic theory of the conventions and attractions of espionage fiction and then examines the British and Irish tradition of spy novels. A final section considers the particular form that American spy narratives have taken as they have cross-fertilized with the tradition of American romance in works such as Joan Didion8217;s Democracy and John Barth8217;s Sabbatical. </DIV>"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Englisch." . . "Spy stories, American" . . "Spy stories, American." . "Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique." . . "Spionagegeschichte." . . "Espionnage dans la littérature." . . "Roman d'espionnage américain Histoire et critique." . . "aaSpy stories, English axHistory and criticism." . . "Films d'espionnage Histoire et critique." . . "Englisch." . . "Roman d'espionnage anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique." . . "Spionageverhalen." . . "aaEspionage, British axHistory ay20th century." . . "Spionageroman englischer Geschichte 20. Jh." . . "Espionage in literature." . . "Espionage in literature" . "Spionnen." . . "English fiction" . . "English fiction." . "1900-2000" . . "Spy stories, English History and criticism." . . "Spy stories, American History and criticism." . . "Spy stories, English" . . "Spy stories, English." . "Spionage." . . "Espionage, American" . . "Espionage, American." . "LITERARY CRITICISM General." . . "Roman d'espionnage américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique." . . "Espions dans la littérature." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Spy films" . . "Spy films." . "aaEspionage, American axHistory ay20th century." . . "Spionageroman amerikanischer Geschichte 20. Jh." . . "Fictie." . . . . "Amerikaans." . . "Spies in literature." . . "Spies in literature" . "aaEspionage in literature." . . "Spionagefilm." . . "Amerikanisch." . . "Espionage, British History 20th century." . . "Espionnage américain Histoire 20e siècle." . . "American fiction 20th century History and criticism." . . "Engels." . . "Spy films History and criticism." . . "Hepburn, Allan." . .