Modernist Writings and Religio-scientific Discourse: H.D., Loy, and Toomer (Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics)

Modernist Writings and Religio-scientific Discourse explores literary modernism through the lens of cultural history. Focusing on the intersection of scientific and religious discourse in the works of H.D., Mina Loy, and Jean Toomer, Lara Vetter argues that a peculiarly modern spiritual understanding of science appealed to modernist writers as a way of negotiating the perceived threats to a radically unstable body. Analyzing literary and extraliterary writing, this study offers articulate conclusions on how these writers came to construct their own worldviews in response to the arts, science and religion of their time. Modernist Writings And Religion-scientific Discourse Explores Literary Modernism Through The Lens Of Cultural History. Focusing On The Intersection Of Scientific And Religious Discourse In The Works Of H.d., Mina Loy, And Jean Tommer, Lara Vetter Argues That A Peculiarly Modern Spiritual Understanding Of Science Appealed To Modernist Writers As A Way Of Negotiating The Perceived Threats To A Radically Unstable Body. Analyzing Literary And Extraliterary Writing, This Study Offers Articulate Conclusions On How These Writers Came To Construct Their Own Worldviews In Response To The Arts, Science, And Religion Of Their Time.--jacket. [t]he Electric Incitement Of Eros: Electromagnetism, Sexuality, And Modernism -- Seeking A Sort Of Clairvoyant Material Plane: Spirituality And The Moving Body -- Negotiating The Racialized Body: Theories Of Spiritual Evolution And The American Race -- Coda: Speculations. Lara Vetter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Addresses the early twentieth-century intersection of scientific and religious discourse exploring literary modernism through the lens of cultural history, focusing on the works of H.D., Mina Loy, and Jean Toomer. It covers a range of topics such as electromagnetism and sexuality, dance, and theories of spiritual evolution.