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Darkness That Murmured

Frederick Asals

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The Intriguing and Fresh Material Brought to Light in These Essays on Malcolm Lowry is sure to stimulate discussion and debate. With the publication of Under the Volcano, Lowry became a cult hero in literary circles on both sides of the Atlantic. This fascinating collection explores the life of the man -- including memoirs by people Lowry knew at important stages of his life -- and offers critical insight into his writings, including novels, poetry, and letters, three written when he was a schoolboy and undergraduate and two that he wrote in the last months of his troubled life.The essays in A Darkness that Murmured focus on a variety of issues: the literary manifestations of Lowry's tortured sexuality; notions of 'degeneracy' and 'degeneration' using contemporary theories of Havelock Ellis's; Lowry's travel fiction as the expression of 'intellectual migration' across class barriers; 'anxiety of influence' and the critical problem of Lowry's plagiarism. These essays, while diverse in approach and content, hang together remarkably well -- this is not only a collection of excellent essays but an excellent collection of essays.

An essential addition to Lowry studies, this volume will captivate Lowry specialists and general readers alike.

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Release: April 01, 2000

ISBN: 080204462X

ISBN 13: 9780802044624

Darkness That Murmured

Frederick Asals

5/5 ( ratings)

The Intriguing and Fresh Material Brought to Light in These Essays on Malcolm Lowry is sure to stimulate discussion and debate. With the publication of Under the Volcano, Lowry became a cult hero in literary circles on both sides of the Atlantic. This fascinating collection explores the life of the man -- including memoirs by people Lowry knew at important stages of his life -- and offers critical insight into his writings, including novels, poetry, and letters, three written when he was a schoolboy and undergraduate and two that he wrote in the last months of his troubled life.The essays in A Darkness that Murmured focus on a variety of issues: the literary manifestations of Lowry's tortured sexuality; notions of 'degeneracy' and 'degeneration' using contemporary theories of Havelock Ellis's; Lowry's travel fiction as the expression of 'intellectual migration' across class barriers; 'anxiety of influence' and the critical problem of Lowry's plagiarism. These essays, while diverse in approach and content, hang together remarkably well -- this is not only a collection of excellent essays but an excellent collection of essays.

An essential addition to Lowry studies, this volume will captivate Lowry specialists and general readers alike.

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Release: April 01, 2000

ISBN: 080204462X

ISBN 13: 9780802044624

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