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OverviewRobert Duncan's poetic creativity does not exist without a language of illness, nor the revelation and insight that such language generates. This ground-breaking interdisciplinary work is one of the first book-length studies of Robert Duncan's poetry, and it includes a treatment of his influences (H.D. and Freud) and those he influenced (Nathaniel Mackey and John Taggart). Through close readings of crucial poems, Peter O'Leary shows how Duncan's poetry locates a gnostic insight expressed through a language of illness in the realms of religion. Gnosticism is a doctrine of salvation by knowledge. In addition to studying Duncan's poetry and his life, O'Leary considers the psychological impact Freud's ideas of the unconscious and dream interpretation had on the poet. O'Leary continues with an analysis of Duncan's work in light of the theories of shamanism put forth by religion historian Mircea Eliade. Along the way, O'Leary undertakes detailed discussions of gnosticism, hermeticism, spiritualism, psychoanalysis, shamanism and religions of the African diaspora. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter O'LearyPublisher: Wesleyan University Press Imprint: Wesleyan University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9780819565648ISBN 10: 0819565644 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 24 June 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsGnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive. --Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge Gnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive. --Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge Continuously enlightening and stimulating, . Gnostic Contagion is original, written with vitality, and addressed to a subject of singular importance: the intersection of art and malady, poetry and psychosis. O'Leary's research is meticulous. He has written a book that will engage scholars in several distinct disciplines, and will prove accessible to a diverse audience. --Jed Rasula, Helen S. Lanier Professor of English at the University of Georgia """Gnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive.""--Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge """"Gnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive.""""--Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge """"Continuously enlightening and stimulating, . Gnostic Contagion is original, written with vitality, and addressed to a subject of singular importance: the intersection of art and malady, poetry and psychosis. O'Leary's research is meticulous. He has written a book that will engage scholars in several distinct disciplines, and will prove accessible to a diverse audience.""""--Jed Rasula, Helen S. Lanier Professor of English at the University of Georgia" Gnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive. --Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge Gnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive.--Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge Gnostic Contagion is a smart, learned, and wide-ranging book, a ground-breaking study of Robert Duncan's work. O'Leary's overarching theme of poetry as illness or curative, both poison and medicine, is illuminating and suggestive.--Mark Scroggins, author of Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge Continuously enlightening and stimulating, . Gnostic Contagion is original, written with vitality, and addressed to a subject of singular importance: the intersection of art and malady, poetry and psychosis. O'Leary's research is meticulous. He has written a book that will engage scholars in several distinct disciplines, and will prove accessible to a diverse audience.--Jed Rasula, Helen S. Lanier Professor of English at the University of Georgia Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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