"…it effects a series of deft and, in the best sense, unexpected convergences that may point the way towards new phases in the political critique of Joyce and other exiled modernists. " — James Joyce Quarterly

"This is a well-informed, responsible book. There is nothing quite like it in its sweep or in its achievement. Johnson-Roullier navigates the perilous waters of literary theory with the aplomb of a well-weathered pilot. She has no hesitancy in drawing upon the resources of existing scholarship and brings an almost philological attention to matters of erudition. No one concerned with the issues of canon formation, canonicity, and the present difficulties of cultural studies—and who isn't?—can afford to ignore what it has to say. " — Wlad Godzich, University of Geneva

"I was impressed by the author's rigor in confronting the questions of nationalism and ethnicity in the formation of literary canons. Much has been written on this topic, but Johnson-Roullier's comparative analysis brings a welcome sensitivity to the way in which efforts at revision repeat the dynamics of marginalization and institutionalization. By focusing on the primacy of reading in the formation and deformation of canons, and, above all, by bringing a comparativist's perspective to these issues, Johnson-Roullier makes a genuine contribution to our thinking of the place of the other in modernism. Her reconsideration of modernity within the concept of exile opens the door to a revaluation of modernism and canonization that critics ought to heed. " — Joseph Kronick, author of Derrida and the Future of Literature

"This revision of modernism and the ways in which the author seeks to rethink it out from under the limitations of both nationalism and internationalism is both important and timely. Johnson-Roullier has a very clear and intelligent style that allows her to explain complicated concepts and readings with precision and clarity. " — Michael Beehler, author of T. S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, and the Discourses of Difference