Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-288) and index.
Contents:
"Now it will soon be over" : apocalyptic closure in The sword went out to sea -- How phrase or how frame the problem?" Helen in Egypt's formless question -- "Which is the holier?" Ryder's (w)holes -- Ghost words : Nightwood's cryptic imperatives.
Summary:
"Lheisa Dustin describes "language of suffering" of iconic modernist authors H.D. and Djuna Barnes, tracing psychic splitting and virulent thought patterns in their creative works. She argues that this language, where word and meaning are disconnected, signals breaks in consciousness haunted by spectral objects of fear and desire"-- Provided by publisher.
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