{"product_id":"the-modernist-exoskeleton-insects-war-literary-form-paperback-1","title":"The Modernist Exoskeleton: Insects, War, Literary Form - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArgues for the importance of insects to modernism's formal innovations Focusing 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. Rachel Murray is a postdoctoral research fellow at Loughborough University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Murray is lecturer in English at Loughborough University. She is the author of several book chapters and articles in refereed journals including 'Insects in Language and Literature', \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Insects\u003c\/i\u003e, eds. Gene Kritsky, Vazrick Nasari (Bloomsbury, 2019); 'Beelines: Joyce's Apian Aesthetics', Humanities Special Issue: James Joyce, Animals, and the Non Human, Vol. 6, No. 2 (June 2017), pp. 1-14 and 'Vermicular Origins: The Creative Evolution of Samuel Beckett's Worm' [Winner of the 2016 BSLS\/JLS Early Career Essay Prize], Journal of Literature and Science, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2016), pp. 19-35.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703666766131,"sku":"9781474458207","price":58.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N255YUgvZkV1SHA5bGcrK25TelphZz09_06a02da0-f558-4c7c-8e3b-d87cc7f48165.webp?v=1763334181","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-modernist-exoskeleton-insects-war-literary-form-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}