Joyce in America : Cultural Politics and the Trials of Ulysses / Jeffrey Segall.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Segall, Jeffrey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Art appreciation.
• Criticism--United States--History--20th century.
• Politics and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 208 p. )

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1993]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When James Joyce's Ulysses was first published in America, it quickly became a dynamic symbol of both modern art and the modern age. Jeffrey Segall skillfully demonstrates how various political, ideological, and religious allegiances influenced the critical reception and eventual canonization of what is perhaps the twentieth century's greatest novel. In re-creating the polemical debates that erupted, Segall provides a dramatic reminder of just how challenging and controversial Ulysses was--and is. Seventy years after Ulysses was first banned, the novel remains at the center of contemporary debates among feminist, neo-Marxist, and poststructuralist critics. Segall allows us the opportunity to view Ulysses from the perspective of its early readers, and he also elucidates key moments in recent American cultural history.

Contents:

• Front matter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Polemics of Our Portraits
• 1. "James Joyce or Socialist Realism?" Marxist Aesthetics and the Problem of Ulysses
• 2. "Kulturbolschewismus Is Here": Joyce and American Cultural Conservatism
• 3. Between Marxism and Modernism: Joyce and the Dissident Left
• 4. "On the Side of the Angels": Joyce and the New Critics
• 5. The High Priest of Their Imagination: Joyce and His Catholic Critics
• Conclusion: The Politics of Parallax, or the Transubstantiation of Joyce's Political Soul
• Notes
• Works Cited
• Index

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.
• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9780520912359
• 0520912357
• 9780585263991
• 058526399X

OCLC:

1153536375