The essay traces the influence of vorticism on Marshall McLuhan and Canadian Modernism, with a special focus on the relation betwen the famous media guru, Wilfred Watson, and Sheila Watson. Building on the initial accmplishment of the magazine "Blast", McLuhan's subsequent "Counterblast", and the network of artistic and intellectual relationships that flourished in Canadian vorticism, the essay offers groundbreaking examinations of postwar Canadia literary culture, particularly the legacies of the Watsons and their rolw in linking traditional Canadian literary themes and new and evolving media contexts.
Lamberti E. (2016). Watson, McLuhan(& Lewis): Conscious (Modernist) Solitudes, Challenging Canadians. Edmonton : University of Alberta.
Watson, McLuhan(& Lewis): Conscious (Modernist) Solitudes, Challenging Canadians
Lamberti E.
2016
Abstract
The essay traces the influence of vorticism on Marshall McLuhan and Canadian Modernism, with a special focus on the relation betwen the famous media guru, Wilfred Watson, and Sheila Watson. Building on the initial accmplishment of the magazine "Blast", McLuhan's subsequent "Counterblast", and the network of artistic and intellectual relationships that flourished in Canadian vorticism, the essay offers groundbreaking examinations of postwar Canadia literary culture, particularly the legacies of the Watsons and their rolw in linking traditional Canadian literary themes and new and evolving media contexts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
