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020 a| 0786424575 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Franks, Jill,d| 1957-=| ^A373829;

245 10 a| Islands and the modernists :b| the allure of isolation in art, literature, and science /c| Jill Franks.;

300 a| vii, 206 pages :b| illustrations (some color), map ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-202) and index.;

505 0 a| "Isolated countries": Darwin and the Galapagos -- "To dream before nature": Gauguin in Tahiti -- "Those three lonely rocks": John Millington Synge and the Aran Islands -- "The man who loved islands": D.H. Lawrence and his island scheme -- "The cure for a family is a family": Margaret Mead and Samoa -- Island dreams: Pitcairn as paradigm.;

520 a| "The text explores the extent to which islands inspired radical thinkers Charles Darwin, Paul Gauguin, John Millington Synge, D.H. Lawrence and Margaret Mead to perform innovative work. Each used islands differently, but similar phenomena affected their choice of place and the outcome of their projects. Their examples illuminate the relationship of modernism to alienation and insularity"--Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Modernism (Aesthetics)=| ^A95544;

650 0 a| Islandsv| Miscellanea.=| ^A18070;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013453.html;

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Islands and the modernists : the allure of isolation in art, literature, and science / Jill Franks.

Author/creator	Franks, Jill, 1957-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
Description	vii, 206 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Modernism (Aesthetics) Islands--Miscellanea.

Contents	"Isolated countries": Darwin and the Galapagos -- "To dream before nature": Gauguin in Tahiti -- "Those three lonely rocks": John Millington Synge and the Aran Islands -- "The man who loved islands": D.H. Lawrence and his island scheme -- "The cure for a family is a family": Margaret Mead and Samoa -- Island dreams: Pitcairn as paradigm.
Abstract	"The text explores the extent to which islands inspired radical thinkers Charles Darwin, Paul Gauguin, John Millington Synge, D.H. Lawrence and Margaret Mead to perform innovative work. Each used islands differently, but similar phenomena affected their choice of place and the outcome of their projects. Their examples illuminate the relationship of modernism to alienation and insularity"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-202) and index.
LCCN	2006013453
ISBN	0786424575 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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