Modernist Poetry in the Hands of Spies: Poetic Secrecy and the Secret Service

Key Points

• Exploration of modernist poetry reveals hidden themes of secrecy and surveillance, intertwining art and intelligence.
• Key evidence includes multiple examples where poetic devices reflect the nature of espionage and covert communication.
• Analysis focuses on how literary devices in modernist poetry serve to conceal meanings relevant to the secret service.
• This enables a deeper understanding of the artistic dimensions of intelligence work, calling for further interdisciplinary studies.

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