Описание:An introduction to spy fiction in Russia and Western Europe, this course examines major Russian, British, and American contributions to the spy genre in literature, film, and television. It examines the historical predecessors of the spy novel (the historical novel, the rogue tale and the folktale) and traces the development of the spy story from its early classical manifestations in works by John Buchan, Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and Alfred Hitchcock, to the present day, represented by bestselling authors, such as Boris Akunin, John Le Carré, Tom Clancy, and Brian Morra. Course materials include short stories, novels, films, critical articles.