Overview

The most recognizable fictional spy and one of the longest running film franchises, James Bond has inspired a host of other pop culture contributions, including Doctor Who (the Jon Pertwee era), the animated television comedy series Archer, Matt Kindt's comic book series Mind MGMT, Japan's Nakano Spy School Films, the 1960s Italian Eurospy genre, and the recent 007 Legends video game. This collection of new essays analyzes Bond's phenomenal literary and filmic influence over the past 50-plus years. The 14 essays are categorized into five parts: film, television, literature, lifestyle (emphasis on fashion and home decor), and the Bond persona reinterpreted.

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Author:   Michele Brittany ,  Robert G. Weiner ,  Trevor Sewell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780786477937

ISBN 10:   0786477938
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   12 November 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword (Robert G. Weiner) Introduction Part One. Film Japan’s 1960s Spy Boom: Bond Meets Imperial Nostalgia (Michael Baskett) “Permission to kill”: Exploring Italy’s 1960s Eurospy Phenomenon, Impact and Legacy (Nicholas Diak) Subverting the ­Bond-Canon in Madame Sin and Se tutte le donne del mondo (Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns) Nation and Action: The Case of the Bollywood Spy Thriller (Ipshita Nath and Anubhav Pradhan) Part Two. Television Mr. Bond’s Neighborhood: Domesticating the Superspy for American Television (Cynthia W. Walker) The Undefined Agent, Illya Kuryakin: Making the Russian (In)Visible in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Thomas M. Barrett) Who, Doctor Who: 007’s Influence on the Pertwee Era of Doctor Who (John Vohlidka) Refashioning James Bond as an American Secret Agent: Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1983–1987 (Christine D. Myers) Part Three. Literature Super-Spies Face the Collective Shadow of the Cold War in Matt Kindt’s Mind MGMT (Hannah ­Means-Shannon) Flirting with Bond: Or How I Created My Sexy Female Secret Agent (K.A. Laity) Part Four. Lifestyle Modelling Bond: The Cultural Perception of James Bond on the Eve of the Eon Production Films (Edward Biddulph) Derek Flint, Matt Helm, and the Playboy Spy of the 1960s (Brian Patton) Part Five. Reinterpretations Archer: A Spy Parody for the Ears (Ian Dawe) “Sometimes the old ways are the best”: ­Ret-Conning in James Bond Video Games (James Fleury) Afterword (Trevor Sewell) About the Contributors Index

Reviews

Spy-fi fans will not be disappointed by this well-researched and wide-ranging collection. - The Guardian, 14th March 2015

"Spy-fi fans will not be disappointed by this well-researched and wide-ranging collection."" - The Guardian, 14th March 2015"

Author Information

Michele Brittany is the book review editor for the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics and is the co-chair of the Ann Radcliffe Conference held in conjunction with Horror Writers Association’s annual Stokercon. She lives in Glendale, Arizona.

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