Encyclopedias
and Dictionaries:
Mystery
and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage
Vol 1; Robin W. Winks,
Editor in Chief; Maureen Corrigan, Associate
Editor; Charles Scribner’s Sons, NY; 1998 [Davis PR830.D4 M97 1998, v.1]
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This two volume work covers 68 mystery and suspense authors, articles
on themes
and subgenres, and appendices on pseudonyms, characters, subgenres, and
prizewinners. Max Allan Collins writes an excellent overview of
Fleming’s life
and his work on the James Bond novels. Collins also provides a list of
Fleming’s works as well as a bibliography of biographies and critical
studies.
The
Espionage Filmography:
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This source provides an alphabetical listing of spy films and includes
the
James Bond movies up the “The World Is Not Enough”. Each listing
includes the
year of release, duration, color/BW, cast and crew involved,
a synopsis and a comments section. The back of the book provides
indexes for
cast and crew so you can see how many other spy movies a particular
actor
starred in or that a director/editor were involved in. This source is
an
excellent way to catch up with the James Bond films as well as to find
other
interesting spy movies worth seeing.
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The entry on Ian Fleming includes a brief listing of vital statistics,
followed
by a bibliography of Fleming’s works, media adaptations (that describes
which
Bond films relate to which books), and a bibliography of critical
studies. The
entry is rounded out by an essay by George Grella
which discusses Fleming’s literary style and influences. An author
nationality
index, title index and further reading list are also provided.
