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Author Richardson, Scott Douglas, author

Title Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond chronicles : the enigma of Francis Crawford / Scott Richardson
Published Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Fractured Hero; Chapter One. The Sidekick; Chapter Two. The Double; Chapter Three. Family Complications; Part II. Espionage; Chapter Four. The Spy Novel; Chapter Five. Concealment; Chapter Six. Theater; Part III. Games; Chapter Seven. Games in the Novels; Chapter Eight. The Narrator's Games; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary "Instead of approaching the books primarily as historical fiction, Richardson unravels the complexities of the main character by exploring his psychology, positioning the books within the genre of espionage, and examining Dunnett's strategy of using games in her writing."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Dunnett, Dorothy. Lymond chronicles.
SUBJECT Lymond chronicles (Dunnett, Dorothy) fast
Subject Crawford, Francis (Fictitious character)
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Crawford, Francis (Fictitious character)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780826273581
0826273580