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Rose Macaulay and Propaganda Rose Macaulay和Propaganda

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0347

J. Purdon

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Are Puns Mere? Christine Brooke-Rose's Amalgamemnon 双关语是无用的吗?克里斯汀·布鲁克-罗斯的联合公司

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0351

J. Jordan

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Under Suspicion: Christine Brooke-Rose, Intelligence Work, and the Theory Wars 怀疑之下:克里斯汀·布鲁克-罗斯，情报工作，理论战争

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0350

Adam Guy

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Rebecca West and the Double Agent 丽贝卡·韦斯特和双面间谍

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0348

A. Piette

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A ‘world of method and intrigue’: Muriel Spark's Literary Intelligence “方法与阴谋的世界”:穆丽尔·斯帕克的文学智慧

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0349

S. Cooke

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‘savage warnings and notations’: The Women Charting New Sensory Terrains in the Wake of Intelligence Work “野蛮的警告和符号”:女性在情报工作之后绘制新的感官领域

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0352

Natalie Ferris

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In Memoriam: Professor Laura Marcus 纪念:劳拉·马库斯教授

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0353

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Introduction: Women, Modernism, and Intelligence Work 引言:妇女、现代主义和情报工作

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Modernist Cultures Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/mod.2021.0346

S. Cooke, Natalie Ferris

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