{"product_id":"the-modernist-exoskeleton-rachel-murray-9781474458207","title":"The Modernist Exoskeleton: Insects, War, Literary Form","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArgues for the importance of insects to modernism's formal innovations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses the idea of the insect as a key to modernist writers' engagement with questions of politics, psychology, life, and literary form\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides in-depth analysis of lesser-known modernist narratives, such as H.D.'s \u003ci\u003eAsphodel\u003c\/i\u003e and Lewis's \u003ci\u003eSnooty Baronet\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as new readings of canonical texts - including D. H. Lawrence's \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover\u003c\/i\u003e and Samuel Beckett's Trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the influence of popular scientific writing on modernist aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the attentiveness of modernist writers to nonhuman life, thus forging new lines of connection between modernism and literary animal studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on the writing of Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, H.D. and Samuel Beckett, this book uncovers a shared fascination with the aesthetic possibilities of the insect body - its adaptive powers, distinct stages of growth and swarming formations. Through a series of close readings, it proposes that the figure of the exoskeleton, which functions both as a protective outer layer and as a site of encounter, can enhance our understanding of modernism's engagement with nonhuman life, as well as its questioning of the boundaries of the human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474458203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474458207\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 03\/03\/2022\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":"Rachel Murray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982330626303,"sku":"9781474458207","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba49917d-a676-4238-9006-0858ae62b723.jpg?v=1683260536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-modernist-exoskeleton-rachel-murray-9781474458207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}