The Degenerate Muse American Nature, Modernist Poetry, and the Problem of Cultural Hygiene |
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Author:
| Schulze, Robin G. |
Series title: | Modernist Literature and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-992032-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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The early twentieth 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.
The early twentieth 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.