Kenner, Hugh.

The Mechanic Muse.

New York / Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1987. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 136 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Near new. Some ephemera inside cover including a leaf from publisher noting this book as an advance copy (dated November 27, 1986).

Kenner’s observations on “the response of literary Modernism to the changing environment wrought by technology”. (from front flap)

Includes the following essays: In Memorium Etaoin Shrdlu / Eliot Observing / Pound Typing / Joyce Scrivening / Beckett Thinking.

• Keywords: 20th Century · American Poetry · English Literature · History · Literary Criticism · Literary Criticism – Rare · Philosophy Rare · Signed · Signed Books
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195041429
• Inventory Number: 60184AB

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