Intrigue

Description:

"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 Profumo Affair; the witch-hunts against gay men in the civil service and diplomatic corps in the 1950s."--Jacket.

subjects: American Espionage,  American Spy stories,  American fiction,  British Espionage,  English Spy stories,  English fiction,  Espionage in literature,  History,  History and criticism,  Spies in literature,  Spy films,  Roman d'espionnage americain,  Histoire,  Spionagefilms,  Spionageverhalen,  Espionnage dans la litterature,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Espionnage americain,  European,  Roman d'espionnage anglais,  Amerikaans,  Literature,  Fictie,  Spionnen,  Roman americain,  Espions dans la litterature,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  Films d'espionnage,  Histoire et critique,  Roman anglais,  Engels,  General,  Espionnage britannique,  Spionage,  American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  Espionage, british

Times: 20th century