Unfractioned Idiom: Hart Crane and ModernismThis book deals with the work of Hart Crane in the context of various aspects of what has been termed «Modernism». Focusing through the aesthetics of the visual arts and music, a more «architextural» reading of Crane sheds new light on Crane's complex work. |
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