Modernist writings and religio-scientific discourse
Subtitle: H.D., Loy, and Toomer
By: Lara Vetter.
Series: Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780230621220
Subjects: H. D. -- 1886-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation; Loy, Mina -- Criticism and interpretation; Toomer, Jean, -- 1894-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Modernism (Literature) -- United States; American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Spirituality in literature; Science in literature
Description: "Modernist Writings and Religion-scientific Discourse explores literary modernism through the lens of cultural history. Focusing on the intersection of scientific and religious discourse in the works of H.D., Mina Loy, and Jean Tommer, Lara Vetter argues that a peculiarly modern spiritual understanding of science appealed to modernist writers as a way of negotiating the perceived threats to a radically unstable body. Analyzing literary and extraliterary writing, this study offers articulate conclusions on how these writers came to construct their own worldviews in response to the arts, science, and religion of their time."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.