Why has the spy story become such a popular form of entertainment in our time? In this fascinating account of the genre's evolution, John G. Cawelti and Bruce A. Rosenberg explore the social, political, and artistic sources of the spy story's wide appeal. They show how, in a time of bewildering political and corporate organization, the spy story has become increasingly relevant, the secret agent hero expressing the feelings of divided and ambiguous loyalties with which many individuals face the modern world. In addition to ...
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Why has the spy story become such a popular form of entertainment in our time? In this fascinating account of the genre's evolution, John G. Cawelti and Bruce A. Rosenberg explore the social, political, and artistic sources of the spy story's wide appeal. They show how, in a time of bewildering political and corporate organization, the spy story has become increasingly relevant, the secret agent hero expressing the feelings of divided and ambiguous loyalties with which many individuals face the modern world. In addition to a general history of the genre, Cawelti and Rosenberg present in-depth analyses of the work of certain writers who have given the spy story its shape, among them John Buchan, Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, and John le Carr???. The Spy Story also includes an extensive appendix, featuring a literary and historical bibliography of espionage and clandestinity, a list of the best spy novels and films, a catalog of major spy writers and their heroes, and a selection of novels on espionage themes written by major twentieth-century authors and public figures. Written in a lively style that reflects the authors' enthusiasm for this intriguing form, The Spy Story will be read with pleasure by devotees of the genre as well as students of popular culture.
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Very Fine in None Issued jacket. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. 1st Printing. This is a Very Fine copy of the Uncorrected Page Proof. Bound in green and black wrappers with two figures in silhouette.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 0226098680. 259 pages including index. "In a complex world which many face with feelings of ambiguous and divided loyalties, the role of secrecy and intrique in fantasy has grown progressively more significant. This work shows how some writers, by understanding and exploiting the public's need for such fantasies, have created successful novels-and, sometimes, major works of art."-from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; SPY STORIES FICTION ESPIONAGE Story History and Criticism English Fiction 20th Century secrecy and intrique in fantasy has grown progressively more significant. This work shows how some writers, by understanding and exploiting the public's need for such.
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