A Curious Peril: H.D.’s Late Modernist Prose
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813054567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Lara Vetter, associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the editor of H.D.’s By Avon River and the author of Modernist Writings and Religio-scientific Discourse: H.D., Loy, and Toomer
. Lara Vetter, associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the editor of H.D.’s By Avon River and the author of Modernist Writings and Religio-scientific Discourse: H.D., Loy, and Toomer
Impelled by the shocking political crises of the early 1940s, and increasingly sensitive to imperialist logics, H.D. began to write about the history of modern Europe using innovative forms and genres. Vetter contends that H.D.’s postwar work is essential to understanding the writer’s entire career, marking her entrance into late modernism and even foretelling crucial aspects of postmodernism.. Lara Vetter reveals a shift in these writings from classical “escapist” settings to politically aware explorations of gender, spirituality, nation, and imperialism. She directed her well-known interest in mysticism and otherworldly themes toward the material world of empire-building and perpetual war. experienced in London during the war profoundly changed her writing. “Demonstrating how literary aspects of H.D.’s late prose contribute to politically-attuned cultural work, Vetter astute