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Author Hepburn, Allan.

Title Intrigue : espionage and culture / Allan Hepburn.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 327 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-321) and index.
Contents Spies : a theory of intrigue -- Thrills : fear and catharsis as ideological effects -- Codes : self-evident meaning in narratives of intrigue -- Ghosts : illegitimacy and commitment in Under western eyes -- Sewers : fantasies of death and disgust in The third man -- Collaborations : love and war in The heat of the day -- Walls : The spy who came in from the cold as allegory -- Leaks : fighting the queer cold war in The untouchable -- Disappearances : missing bodies in Sabbatical -- Democracy : the death of a spy.
Summary 'Intrigue' examines the tradition of the spy narrative in the 20th century, setting the historical contexts for the main themes of the genre, such as the Cambridge spy ring & the Profumo Affair. Hepburn offers a systematic theory of the conventions & attractions of espionage fiction.
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Subject Spy stories, English -- History and criticism.
Spy stories, English.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
English fiction.
Spy stories, American -- History and criticism.
Spy stories, American.
Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage, American.
History.
Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage, British.
Spy films -- History and criticism.
Spy films.
Espionage in literature.
Espionage in literature.
Spies in literature.
Spies in literature.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Hepburn, Allan. Intrigue. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005 9780300104981 (DLC) 2004015680 (OCoLC)55948010
ISBN 9780300148480 (electronic book)
0300148488 (electronic book)
9780300104981 (alkaline paper)
0300104987 (alkaline paper)
0300104987 (alkaline paper)