The Signs of James Bond

Semiotic Explorations in the World of 007

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de Daniel Ferreras Savoye

Type

Studies

Sujet

One Film > James Bond

Mots Clés

James Bond, narrative analysis, semiotics

Année d'édition

2013

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 208 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-7056-3

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Description de l'ouvrage:
This book is an analysis of the most significant elements that compose the “Bond formula,” such as names, binary oppositions and narrative patterns. It tackles Ian Fleming’s novels as well as the 22 films of the Eon Productions series and follows the evolution of certain determining features (paradigms) from the text to the screen, to determine their function within the narration. This study reveals how the James Bond universe goes well beyond mere spy adventures to become a genre in itself as well as, now, a standard cultural reference. The book also shows that the underlying ideology of the James Bond narration is not as conservative as it might appear, for it promotes ideals of the Enlightenment period such as secularity, pragmatism and the common good.

À propos de l'auteur :
Daniel Ferreras Savoye is a professor of French and Spanish literary and cultural studies at West Virginia University. His work on marginalized authors, comic books, detective fiction, popular culture issues and critical theory has appeared in Hispania, French Literature Series, Ángulo Recto, The Popular Culture Review and La tribuna.

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