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Modernism and Cosmology

Absurd Lights

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  1. Katherine Ebury

    1. University of Sheffield, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction: Cosmic Modernism

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 1-29

  3. Yeatsian Cosmology

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 30-65

  4. Joycean Cosmologies

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 66-99

  5. Beyond the Rainbow: Spectroscopy in the Wake

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 100-127

  6. The Beckettian Cosmos

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 128-153

  7. Stars and Atoms in ‘The Trilogy’

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 154-180

  8. Epilogue: International Modernism

    • Katherine Ebury
    Pages 181-187

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 188-210
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Through examining the work of W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett, Katherine Ebury shows cosmology had a considerable impact on modernist creative strategies, developing alternative reading models of difficult texts such as Finnegans Wake and 'The Trilogy'.

Reviews

“Ebury’s book offers excellent observations on the origins and functions of a vast number of astronomical references she traces in Yeats, Joyce and Beckett, and the author constructively brings together and builds on the large number of recent studies on the scientific reading of her subjects. … Cosmology and Modernism offers an enticing roadmap for novelistic astropoetics that will surely generate further explorations of the field.” (Florian Kläger, Symbolism, October, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sheffield, UK

    Katherine Ebury

About the author

Katherine Ebury is a Lecturer in Modern Literature at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her reviews and articles have appeared in Joyce Studies Annual, Journal of Modern Literature, Modernism/Modernity, James Joyce Quarterly and Journal of Literature and Science.

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