Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Outside the Law in the Middle Ages 21
6. 2 Sovereign Outlaws: Shakespeare’s Second Tetralogy 55
7. 3 The Endurance of Exclusion: Versions of Ned Kelly 80
8. 4 ‘We’re Not Policemen’: Espionage and Law in John le Carré 107
9. 5 ‘All Plots Tend to Move Deathward’: Plots and Consequences in Don DeLillo 134
10. 6 Unanswered Questions: Ciaran Carson 159
11. 7 Contesting the Virtual: William Gibson 182
12. Conclusion 201
13. Bibliography 209
14. Index 233