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Gnostic contagion : Robert Duncan and the poetry of illness

Title
  1. Gnostic contagion : Robert Duncan and the poetry of illness / Peter O'Leary.
Published by
  1. Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2002], ©2002.
Author
  1. O'Leary, Peter, 1968-

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Description
  1. xviii, 268 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988 > Criticism and interpretation
  2. Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947- > Criticism and interpretation
  3. H. D. 1886-1961 > Influence
  4. Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988 > Influence
  5. Literature and medicine > United States > History > 20th century
  6. American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
  7. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  8. Gnosticism in literature
  9. Medicine in literature
  10. Diseases in literature
  11. Health in literature
Contents
  1. Prologue: A Familiar Illness -- 1. Duncan and H.D.: Gnostic Therapy -- 2. Robert Duncan, Theoretician of Illness -- 3. The Myth of "My Mother Would Be a Falconress" -- 4. Deep Trouble/Deep Treble: Nathaniel Mackey's Gnostic Rasp -- Epilogue: Does the Poem Heal?
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and index.