- 220 pages
- English
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About This Book
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 wasâand 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.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Polemics of Our Portraits
- 1. âJames Joyce or Socialist Realism?â Marxist Aesthetics and the Problem of Ulysses
- 2. âKulturbolschewismus Is Hereâ: Joyce and American Cultural Conservatism
- 3. Between Marxism and Modernism: Joyce and the Dissident Left
- 4. âOn the Side of the Angelsâ: 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 Joyceâs Political Soul
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index