John Andre was captured in September 1780, outside British lines,
and was hanged as a spy. Forty years later, he was still so highly
regarded that, in 1821, his body was exhumed and reburied in the
Heroes' Corner of Westminster Abbey. This book argues that James
Fenimore Cooper's second novel, The Spy, is an examination of the
nature and character of clandestinity in which the author
investigates the morality of deceit and disguised intentions in
normal life as well as in wartime by using the Andre affair as
background. A century later, The Spy was undiscovered by British
spy novelists. The publication date of The Spy (1821--the year of
Andre's reinterment) further suggests that this affair is really
the impetus for Cooper's examination of the nature of spying.
Cooper is usually acknowledged as the originator of the Western;
one of the assertions of this book is that he is also the first spy
novelist.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture |
Release date: |
October 1994 |
First published: |
October 1994 |
Authors: |
Bruce A. Rosenberg
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
168 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-29319-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-313-29319-8 |
Barcode: |
9780313293191 |
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