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Stories and Essays of Mina Loy (British Literature Series)
Sara Crangle
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Description for Stories and Essays of Mina Loy (British Literature Series)
Paperback. 416 pages. Editor(s): Crangle, Sara. Marjorie Perloff writes: Among the great modernist poets, Mina Loy was surely the greatest wit, the most sophisti- cated commentator on the vagaries of love, the one whose brittle and sardonic laughter continues . . . to pursue us. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 155 x 203 x 32. Weight: 556.
"Stories and Essays of Mina Loy" is the first book-length volume of Mina Loy's narrative writings and critical work ever published. This volume brings together her short fiction, as well as hybrid works that include modernized fairy tales, a Socratic dialogue, and a ballet. Loy's narratives address issues such as abortion and poverty, and what she called "the sex war" is an abiding theme throughout. "Stories and Essays of Mina Loy" also contains dramatic works that parody the bravado and misogyny of Futurism and demonstrate Loy's early, effective use of absurdist technique. Essays and commentaries on aesthetics, historical events, and ... Read more
"Stories and Essays of Mina Loy" is the first book-length volume of Mina Loy's narrative writings and critical work ever published. This volume brings together her short fiction, as well as hybrid works that include modernized fairy tales, a Socratic dialogue, and a ballet. Loy's narratives address issues such as abortion and poverty, and what she called "the sex war" is an abiding theme throughout. "Stories and Essays of Mina Loy" also contains dramatic works that parody the bravado and misogyny of Futurism and demonstrate Loy's early, effective use of absurdist technique. Essays and commentaries on aesthetics, historical events, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564786302
SKU
V9781564786302
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About Sara Crangle
Mina Loy was a British artist, poety, playwright, novelist, futurist and actress. She is the author of "Lost Lunar Baedeker". Sara Crangle is a Lecturer at the University of Sussex, UK, and the author of Prosaic Desires: Modernist Knowing, Boredom, Laughter, and Anticipation (Edinburgh UP).
Reviews for Stories and Essays of Mina Loy (British Literature Series)
Marjorie Perloff writes: "Among the great modernist poets, Mina Loy was surely the greatest wit, the most sophisticated commentator on the vagaries of love, the one whose brittle and sardonic laughter continues... to pursue us."