Modernism and the Materiality of Texts by Eyal Amiran (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Modernism and the Materiality of Texts by Eyal Amiran Modernism and the Materiality of Texts argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors psychic crises. This book provides new readings of key modernists including Stein, Woolf, and Kipling, as well as popular figures like Wodehouse and J. M. Barrie. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Modernism and the Materiality of Texts argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors psychic crises. Physical features of texts that interest modernist writers, such as sound patterns and anagrams, cannot be dissociated from abstraction or made a refuge from social crisis; instead, they reflect colonial and racial anxieties of the period. Rudyard Kiplings fear that he is indistinguishable from empire subjects, J. M. Barries object-relations theater of infantile separation, and Virginia Woolfs dismembered anagram self are performed by the physical text and produce a new understanding of textuality. In readings that also include diverse works by Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas, P. G. Wodehouse and Conan Doyle, J. M. Barrie, George Herriman, and Sigmund Freud, this study produces a new reading of modernisms psychological text and of literary constructions of materiality in the period. Author Biography Eyal Amiran is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He is the Editor of the interdisciplinary journal Postmodern Culture. Table of Contents 1. Nonsense and motivation; 2. VSW - anagram body; 3. The erasure of Alice Toklas and Gertrude Stein; 4. Barries object relations; 5. Late English Empire nonsense; 6. Herrimans black sentence; 7. Afterword - indifference in Freud. Promotional "Headline" This book argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors psychic crises. Description for Bookstore Modernism and the Materiality of Texts argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors psychic crises. This book provides new readings of key modernists including Stein, Woolf, and Kipling, as well as popular figures like Wodehouse and J. M. Barrie. Description for Library Modernism and the Materiality of Texts argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors psychic crises. This book provides new readings of key modernists including Stein, Woolf, and Kipling, as well as popular figures like Wodehouse and J. M. Barrie. Details ISBN1107136075 Author Eyal Amiran Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2016 ISBN-10 1107136075 ISBN-13 9781107136076 Format Hardcover Media Book Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 820.9 Short Title MODERNISM & THE MATERIALITY OF Language English Pages 192 Publication Date 2016-07-27 Affiliation University of California, Irvine Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2016-07-27 AU Release Date 2016-07-27 NZ Release Date 2016-07-27 Illustrations 5 Halftones, black and white We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:149253344;

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