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Plots and Plotters
Carmen . Ed(S): Concilio
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Description for Plots and Plotters
Paperback. Editor(s): Concilio, Carmen. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
The aim of this collection of essays is to explore “negative characters” in espionnage narratives of some of the most esteemed English writers, such as Conrad, Maugham, Ambler, Greene, Fleming, MacEwan, among others. The role of women will be analysed, in particular with the figure of Mata Hari, so as to provide a gender perspective on women as villains and /or double agents. The relationship between literature and film studies will also be considered in a comparative approach.
The aim of this collection of essays is to explore “negative characters” in espionnage narratives of some of the most esteemed English writers, such as Conrad, Maugham, Ambler, Greene, Fleming, MacEwan, among others. The role of women will be analysed, in particular with the figure of Mata Hari, so as to provide a gender perspective on women as villains and /or double agents. The relationship between literature and film studies will also be considered in a comparative approach.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Mimesis International Italy
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
MI, Italy
ISBN
9788869770319
SKU
V9788869770319
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99-3
About Carmen . Ed(S): Concilio
Carmen Concilio is Associate Professor of English and Postcolonial Literature at the University of Turin. Her research fields include British Modernism, Postcolonial and Environmental Studies. Her most recent publications include, as editor and author, Plots and Plotters (Milan: Mimesis International, 2015); New Critical Patterns in Postcolonial Discourse. Historical Traumas and Environmental Issues (2012). She has also co-edited (with R. Bromley, ... Read more
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