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The degenerate muse : American nature, modernist poetry, and the problem of cultural hygiene /
The early 20th century marked a dramatic shift in the American conception of nature. This book analyzes the ways in which the scientific recasting of American nature as an antidote for degeneration influenced work of important modernist writers Harriet Monroe, Ezra Pound, and Marianne Moore.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2013.
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| Colección: | Modernist literature & culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Toward a Modern Nature; 1. Nature Study, Degeneration, and the Problem of Poetry; 2. Harriet Monroe's Pioneer Modernism; 3. Ezra Pound and the Poetics of Hygiene; 4. Marianne Moore, Degeneration, and Domestication; 5. Marianne Moore, Nature, and National Health; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z