Abstract
A reading of Malcolm Lowry's story, 'Lunar
Caustic', published in several versions and
under different titles, and based on his
sojourn at Bellevue Hospital, New York, in
1936. The chapter focuses on Lowry's
deployment of sound and silence, drawing
on the influence of expressionist cinema on
his work, notably F. W. Murnau's Sunrise.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Malcolm Lowry's Poetics of Space |
| Editors | Richard J Lane, Miguel Mota |
| Place of Publication | Ottawa |
| Publisher | Ottawa University Press |
| Pages | 113-127 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780776623405 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 18 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- Malcolm Lowry
- Lunar Caustic
- F. W. Murnau