British writers and MI5 surveillance, 1930-1960 / James Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, James, 1981-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. MI5.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Espionage, British.

History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. MI5--History--20th century.

Intelligence service in literature.

Espionage, British--History--20th century.

Right and left (Political science) in literature.

Physical Description:

xx, 206 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Summary:

"The book explores records that MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, maintained on influential left-wing writers from 1930 to 1960"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Intellectual and intelligence contexts, 1930-60; 2. The Auden circle; 3. Ewan MacColl, Joan Littlewood, and Theatre Workshop; 4. Arthur Koestler and George Orwell; Epilogue; Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-198) and index.

ISBN:

9781107030824

110703082X

OCLC:

796001956