Outlaws and Spies
Author | : Conor McCarthy |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2020-03-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474455954 |
ISBN-13 | : 1474455956 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Download or read book Outlaws and Spies written by Conor McCarthy and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conor McCarthy shows how outlaw literature and espionage literature critique the use of legal exclusion as a means of supporting state power. Texts discussed range from the medieval Robin Hood ballads, Shakespeare's BG plays and the Ned Kelly story to John le Carré, Don DeLillo, Ciaran Carson and William Gibson.