{"product_id":"primordial-modernism-cathryn-setz-9781474484251","title":"Primordial Modernism: Animals, Ideas, Transition (1927-1938)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrings ideas and animals together to shed new light on modernist magazine culture\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTests the concept of 'primordial' modernism as a tributary of primitivism, Jungian thought, and fraught nationalisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readings of Eugene Jolas's creative and critical works that place him centre-stage in modernist studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves between unpublished archival material, reception studies, and readings of overlooked authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders a wide range of modernist authors and artists as befitting to such a rich document\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTouches on contemporary scientific discourse as an aspect of animal studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis adventurous study focuses on experimental animal writing in the major interwar journal transition (1927-1938), which contains a striking recurrence of metaphors around the most basic forms of life. Amoebas, fish, lizards, birds - some of the 'lowest' and 'oldest' creatures on earth often emerge at the very places authors seek expressions for the 'newest' and the 'highest' in art. Discussing works by James Joyce, Henry Miller, Gottfried Benn, Eugene Jolas, Kay Boyle, Bryher, Paul  luard and more, Cathryn Setz investigates this paradox and provides a new understanding of transition's contribution to twentieth-century periodical culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathryn Setz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474484255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474484251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"Cathryn Setz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943183352063,"sku":"9781474484251","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b3f54d8e-58f3-406d-ae41-136840a71985.jpg?v=1681496686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/primordial-modernism-cathryn-setz-9781474484251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}