The Kaleidoscopic Vision of Malcolm Lowry: Souls and Shamans
Nigel H. Foxcroft, "The Kaleidoscopic Vision of Malcolm Lowry: Souls and Shamans"
English | ISBN: 1498516572 | 2019 | 298 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1498516572 | 2019 | 298 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The Kaleidoscopic Vision of Malcolm Lowry: Souls and Shamans is an interdisciplinary investigation of the multifaceted, intuitive insight of international modernist writer Malcolm Lowry through an analysis of a selection of works and correspondence. Nigel H. Foxcroft analyzes his psychogeographic perception of the interconnectedness of East-West cultures and civilizations in terms of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican customs; the Mexican Day of the Dead festival; the Atlantis myth; surrealism; and Russian literary, filmic, and political influences. He traces his intellectual efforts in pursuing philosophical and cosmic knowledge to bridge the gap between the natural sciences and the humanities. This monograph identifies Lowry’s attempts to reintegrate modernism with primitivism in his quest for an elixir of life for the survival of humanity on the brink of global catastrophe, as indicated in
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