Parallax
Appearing for the first time in digital format, "Parallax" (1925) by Nancy Cunard is a largely forgotten and under-appreciated long poem from the modernist era. Although it was greatly inspired by T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" (1922), "Parallax" is far more nuanced. Cunard refers to and toys with Eliot's pessimistic and bleak worldview, with multiple references, metaphors, and layers upon layers of meaning.
The word "parallax" is defined as "the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera." A fitting title for such a carefully crafted poem.
Some of the references within the poem may have been addressed to other writers, not only Eliot, for Cunard was a lover and a muse to many of her contemporaries.
The poem is faithfully digitized: all the spelling, formatting, and punctuation have been preserved just as they appeared in the first edition printed in 1925. "Parallax" is impressive, starkly beautiful, and an unjustly ignored masterpiece of modern literature. Everyone, from an average person to a scholar, will find something moving and beautiful within its words.
Nancy Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a British writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class, and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism. She became a muse to some of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists, including Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Ezra Pound and Louis Aragon—who were among her lovers—as well as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Langston Hughes, Man Ray and William Carlos Williams. MI5 documents reveal that she was involved with Indian socialist leader V. K. Krishna Menon.
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The word "parallax" is defined as "the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera." A fitting title for such a carefully crafted poem.
Some of the references within the poem may have been addressed to other writers, not only Eliot, for Cunard was a lover and a muse to many of her contemporaries.
The poem is faithfully digitized: all the spelling, formatting, and punctuation have been preserved just as they appeared in the first edition printed in 1925. "Parallax" is impressive, starkly beautiful, and an unjustly ignored masterpiece of modern literature. Everyone, from an average person to a scholar, will find something moving and beautiful within its words.
Nancy Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a British writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class, and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism. She became a muse to some of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists, including Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Ezra Pound and Louis Aragon—who were among her lovers—as well as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Langston Hughes, Man Ray and William Carlos Williams. MI5 documents reveal that she was involved with Indian socialist leader V. K. Krishna Menon.
Parallax
Appearing for the first time in digital format, "Parallax" (1925) by Nancy Cunard is a largely forgotten and under-appreciated long poem from the modernist era. Although it was greatly inspired by T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" (1922), "Parallax" is far more nuanced. Cunard refers to and toys with Eliot's pessimistic and bleak worldview, with multiple references, metaphors, and layers upon layers of meaning.
The word "parallax" is defined as "the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera." A fitting title for such a carefully crafted poem.
Some of the references within the poem may have been addressed to other writers, not only Eliot, for Cunard was a lover and a muse to many of her contemporaries.
The poem is faithfully digitized: all the spelling, formatting, and punctuation have been preserved just as they appeared in the first edition printed in 1925. "Parallax" is impressive, starkly beautiful, and an unjustly ignored masterpiece of modern literature. Everyone, from an average person to a scholar, will find something moving and beautiful within its words.
Nancy Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a British writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class, and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism. She became a muse to some of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists, including Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Ezra Pound and Louis Aragon—who were among her lovers—as well as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Langston Hughes, Man Ray and William Carlos Williams. MI5 documents reveal that she was involved with Indian socialist leader V. K. Krishna Menon.
The word "parallax" is defined as "the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera." A fitting title for such a carefully crafted poem.
Some of the references within the poem may have been addressed to other writers, not only Eliot, for Cunard was a lover and a muse to many of her contemporaries.
The poem is faithfully digitized: all the spelling, formatting, and punctuation have been preserved just as they appeared in the first edition printed in 1925. "Parallax" is impressive, starkly beautiful, and an unjustly ignored masterpiece of modern literature. Everyone, from an average person to a scholar, will find something moving and beautiful within its words.
Nancy Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a British writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class, and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism. She became a muse to some of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists, including Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Ezra Pound and Louis Aragon—who were among her lovers—as well as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Langston Hughes, Man Ray and William Carlos Williams. MI5 documents reveal that she was involved with Indian socialist leader V. K. Krishna Menon.
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| BN ID: | 2940185688243 |
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| Publisher: | Nancy Cunard |
| Publication date: | 01/16/2023 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 150 KB |
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