Arts & Letters Daily

Arts & Letters Daily

Share this post

Arts & Letters Daily
Arts & Letters Daily
Espionage Fiction, and More

Espionage Fiction, and More

Mar 14, 2022
∙ Paid

Share this post

Arts & Letters Daily
Arts & Letters Daily
Espionage Fiction, and More
Share

When the Cold War ended, novelists moved on to new villains. Yet the appeal of espionage fiction endured ... more »

What mattered most in art was the idea, not the execution, insisted Man Ray. This view gave rise to a century of lousy art  ... more »

Fifty years ago, Tom Wolfe predicted the triumph of artistic theories over objects. Has he been vindicated…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 The Chronicle of Higher Education
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share