A curious peril : H.D.'s late modernist prose / Lara Vetter.

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2017

xii, 265 pages ; 25 cm

BEIN Za D721 S2017C: Presentation inscription to Nancy Kuhl from the author.

This book argues that the trauma the modernist writer H.D. endured during World War II birthed a body of writing strikingly different from that of her earlier career. Vetter's study focuses on the author's post-war prose which has received little critical attention relative to her Imagist poetry. These postwar writings bring together the material, political world with the realm of the mystical and otherworldly--the other hallmark of H.D.'s writing. Ultimately, Vetter shines a much-needed light on these late works to reveal a more complete picture of H.D.'s oeuvre and provide an invaluable source for future modernist scholarship.

English

August 03, 2017

Includes bibliographical references and index.