American Rivals Of James Bond

Author : Graham Andrews
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476673684

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American Rivals of James Bond by Graham Andrews Pdf

This is a critical history of spy fiction, film and television in the United States, with a particular focus on the American fictional spies that rivaled (and were often influenced by) Ian Fleming's James Bond. James Fenimore Cooper's Harvey Birch, based on a real-life counterpart, appeared in his novel The Spy in 1821. While Harvey Birch's British rivals dominated spy fiction from the late 1800s until the mid-1930s, American spy fiction came of age shortly thereafter. The spy boom in novels and films during the 1960s, spearheaded by Bond, heavily influenced the espionage genre in the United States for years to come, including series like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Matt Helm. The author demonstrates that, while American authors currently dominate the international spy fiction market, James Bond has cast a very long shadow, for a very long time.

Author : Edward P. Comentale,Stephen Watt,Skip Willman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Bond, James (Fictitious character).
ISBN : 0253345235

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Ian Fleming & James Bond by Edward P. Comentale,Stephen Watt,Skip Willman Pdf

Shaken, not stirred--cultural critics look at the many faces of 007 and his creator.

Author : Nader Elhefnawy
Publisher : Nader Elhefnawy
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Forgotten James Bond by Nader Elhefnawy Pdf

The James Bond franchise has flourished for over six decades, and in the process shaped pop culture in manifold ways, from the image of the spy to the conventions of the action film. Yet, well-known as James Bond is, a very great deal about the series as it was originally conceived, from the self-parody in the original Ian Fleming novels, to the places some of the most and least-praised Bond films hold in cinematic history, to the various ways the authors of the continuation novels have handled the adventures, are now remembered only vaguely, or not at all. THE FORGOTTEN JAMES BOND takes all these and more for its subject, concentrating not on the James Bond everyone knows, but the James Bond fans and critics tend to overlook.

Author : O. F. Snelling
Publisher : Signet
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0451026527

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007 James Bond by O. F. Snelling Pdf

Author : Nader Elhefnawy
Publisher : Nader Elhefnawy
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Many Lives and Deaths of James Bond by Nader Elhefnawy Pdf

THE MANY LIVES AND DEATHS OF JAMES BOND looks at both the James Bond novels, and the James Bond films, and how they have related to each other and pop culture as a whole, from the place of Ian Fleming in the history of the spy novel, to the impact of the early Bond films on the action movie, to how the series has responded to six decades of political and cultural change. This second edition of the book up to date with coverage of the fiftieth anniversary film SKYFALL, and William Boyd's Bond novel, SOLO.

Author : Steven Jay Rubin
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071412468

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The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia by Steven Jay Rubin Pdf

"The complete James Bond movie encyclopedia ... [includes] biographical entries on new characters and the actors who play them; a 'Brosnan dynasty' section, detailing all four of his epic efforts; more than 300 black-and-white photos that illustrate the series' span from Dr. No to 2002's Die another day"--Back cover.

Author : James Chapman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0231120486

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Licence to Thrill by James Chapman Pdf

Bondmania hasn't ebbed for 40 years and this book explains why Britain's most celebrated secret agent and the stories around him have enraptured the world for so long. Film stills.

Author : Ian Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:13937224

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Octopussy by Ian Fleming Pdf

Author : Don D'Ammassa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540725634

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Masters of Adventure by Don D'Ammassa Pdf

A survey of the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming and others, along with surveys of rival series including Matt Helm by Donald Hamilton, Commander Shaw by Philip McCutchan, Sam Durell by Edward S. Aarons, Joe Gall by Philip Atlee, and various agents of U.N.C.L.E.

Author : Christopher Wood
Publisher : Twenty First Century Publishers Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Moonraker (Motion picture)
ISBN : 9781904433538

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James Bond, the Spy I Loved by Christopher Wood Pdf

Christopher Wood segued from being the author of Confessions of a Window Cleaner to writing the screenplays for The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, two of the most successful James Bond movies ever made. Here he recounts his adventures in the wonderful world of 007.

Author : Ian Fleming
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547196129

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Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Diamonds are Forever" by Ian Fleming. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Ben Macintyre
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780747598664

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For Your Eyes Only by Ben Macintyre Pdf

A riveting look into the world of James Bond and his creator.

Author : Sebastian Faulks
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307387875

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Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Bond is back in this electrifying novel of intrigue and suspense. A masterful continuation of the James Bond legacy, Devil May Care picks up right where Ian Fleming left off—at the height of the Cold War, with a story of almost unbearable tension. An Algerian drug runner is brutally executed on the desolate outskirts of Paris and Bond is assigned a new task; to shadow the mysterious Dr. Julius Gorner, a power-crazed pharmaceutical magnate. Gorner has lately taken a disquieting interest in opiate derivatives, both legal and illegal. After finding a willing accomplice in the shape of a glamorous Parisian named Scarlett Papava, Bond must stop a chain of events that could lead to global catastrophe. Charged with adrenaline, deception, and Bond's signature wit, Faulks brings us this exhilarating new chapter in the life of the world's most iconic spy.

Author : Kingsley AMIS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:909409769

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The James Bond Dossier by Kingsley AMIS Pdf

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442276123

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The World of James Bond by Jeremy Black Pdf

This book presents an insightful and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the political context of the Bond books and films. Jeremy Black offers a historian’s interpretation from the perspective of the late 2010s, assessing James Bond in terms of the greatly changing world order of the Bond years—a lifetime that stretches from 1953, when the first novel appeared, to the present. Black argues that the Bond novels—the Fleming books as well as the often-neglected novels authored by others after Fleming died in 1964—and films drew on current fears in order to reduce the implausibility of the villains and their villainy. The novels and films also presented potent images of national character, explored the rapidly changing relationship between a declining Britain and an ascendant United States, charted the course of the Cold War and the subsequent post-1990 world, and offered an evolving but always potent demonology. Bond was, and still is, an important aspect of post–World War II popular culture throughout the Western world. This was particularly so after Hollywood launched the filmic Bond, thus making him not only a character designed for the American film market but also a world product and a figure of globalization. Class, place, gender, violence, sex, race—all are themes that Black scrutinizes through the ongoing shifts in characterization and plot. His well-informed and well-argued analysis provides a fascinating history of the enduring and evolving appeal of James Bond.