Modernist Alchemy
| Author | : Timothy Materer |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2018-09-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781501728570 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1501728571 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (571 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modernist Alchemy by : Timothy Materer
Download or read book Modernist Alchemy written by Timothy Materer and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modernist Alchemy takes a close look at the work of twentieth-century poets whose use of the occult constitutes a recovery of discarded beliefs and modes of thought: Yeats and Plath try to dismiss conventional religion, Hughes captures a sense of adventure, H.D. seeks to liberate repressed concepts, while Duncan and Merrill hunt for a lost understanding of sexual identity which will allow for androgyny and homosexuality.