Code Name Puritan: Norman Holmes Pearson at the Nexus of Poetry, Espionage, and American Power

by Greg Barnhisel

An insightful biography of an unassuming literary scholar--and spy--who transformed postwar American culture.

Although his impact on twentieth-century American cultural life was profound, few people know the story of Norman Holmes Pearson. Pearson's life embodied the Cold War alliances among US artists, scholars, and the national-security state that coalesced after World War II. As a Yale professor and editor, he helped legitimize the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022664720X
• ISBN13: 9780226647203
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"