The essay deals with the innovative representation of espionage in Maugham's "Ashenden, or the British Agent" (1928) against a background of rising British spy fictions. It also explores the important influence of Maugham's work on this genre and its ability to offer a privileged perspective on the contemporary political world and the workings of power. In Ashenden this is further reinforced by the overlapping of the modalities of espionage and fiction writing, and by the ambiguous representation of villains.
Criminal Minds: Representing Villains in William Somerset Maugham's Ashenden
DELLA VALLE, Paola
2015-01-01
Abstract
The essay deals with the innovative representation of espionage in Maugham's "Ashenden, or the British Agent" (1928) against a background of rising British spy fictions. It also explores the important influence of Maugham's work on this genre and its ability to offer a privileged perspective on the contemporary political world and the workings of power. In Ashenden this is further reinforced by the overlapping of the modalities of espionage and fiction writing, and by the ambiguous representation of villains.
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