Brilliant modernism : cultures of light and modernist poetry / Nicoletta Asciuto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asciuto, Nicoletta, author.

Series:

Hopkins studies in modernism.

Hopkins studies in modernism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Modernism (Literature).

Poetry, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.

Poetry, Modern.

Electric lighting--Influence.

Electric lighting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"A study that is enlightening in every sense of the term. This book is full of new material, profound insights, and fascinating illustrations, all of which are presented in a clear, engaging prose style. Asciuto has successfully undertaken a difficult and far-reaching task, showing how the encounter with electric light helped create a new form of poetics that reached into many or even most corners of modern aesthetics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: Modernist Brilliance, Brilliant Modernism

1 Observing Light: T. S. Eliot

2 Killing the Moonlight: F. T. Marinetti and the Futurist Avant-Garde

3 Living with Lanterns: Mina Loy

4 Bringing Down the Stars: American Modernists

Conclusion. Shining to the Full: A Light-Conscious Modernity

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustrations follow page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Asciuto, Nicoletta Brilliant Modernism

ISBN:

9781421450643

142145064X

OCLC:

1481795510