Nigel H. Foxcroft

The Kaleidoscopic Vision of Malcolm Lowry

Souls and Shamans

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is an interdisciplinary analysis of Malcolm Lowry's literary works and correspondence. Foxcroft examines Lowry's attempts to reintegrate international modernism with primitivism through the interconnectedness of East-West cultures and to attain cosmic harmony by bridging the natural sciences and the humanities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9781498516570
• ISBN-10: 1498516572
• Artikelnr.: 57583438

Autorenporträt

Nigel H. Foxcroft is senior lecturer of English literature, Russian studies, and European studies at the University of Brighton.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Writer as Shaman: The Interconnectedness of East-West
Cultures and Civilizations Chapter 1: Malcolm Lowry's Modernism:
Surrealist, Literary, and Political Influences Chapter 2: The Evolution of
Lowry's Intuitive Consciousness: Bridging the Shamanic Divide in
Ultramarine, In Ballast to the White Sea, Swinging the Maelstrom, and The
1940 Under the Volcano Chapter 3: In Search of the Souls of Civilization:
The Russian Connection in In Ballast to the White Sea and Under the Volcano
Chapter 4: The Mexican Day of the Dead: Under the Volcano's Zapotec, Aztec,
and Spanish Roots Chapter 5: Exorcising the Spectres of the Past: From the
Maelstrom of Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend is Laid to the Atonement
of La Mordida and "Through the Panama" Chapter 6: In Pursuit of Celestial
Harmony: The Pysychogeographic Ecosphere of Eridanus in "The Forest Path to
the Spring" and October Ferry to Gabriola Conclusion: The Quest for the
Regeneration of Civilization: A Taoist Climax