Joyce and the G-Men: J. Edgar Hoover's Manipulation of Modernism Book

Joyce and the G-Men J. Edgar Hoover's Manipulation of Modernism Claire A. Culleton A detailed exploration of Hoover's suspicions that James Joyce was a Communist, the culture of the FBI under Hoover, and the resurgence of American anti-intellectualism Claire A. Culleton investigates how modern literature became a lightning rod for the anti-intellectual movement and exacerbated Hoover's anxiety over the changing relationship between art and politics in the early twentieth century. Her examination of James Joyce's FBI file in particular describes with striking detail the surveillance of artists and intellectuals during this time. Claire A. Culleton is professor of Modern British and Irish literature, Kent State University. She lives in Kent, Ohio. Literature 0-312-23553-4 $29.95 $44.95 Canadian 51/2" x 81/4" / 288 pages Palgrave Macmillan JulyRead More