Curious Peril

Lara Vetter, professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the editor of H.D.'s By Avon River and the author of Modernist Writings and Religio-scientific Discourse: H.D., Loy, and Toomer.

Exquisitely researched."—Modern Language Review "An exemplary scholarly work: exceptionally well researched, consistently smart, accessible. . . . Essential."—Choice "Offers a fascinating and thorough analysis of the chosen texts, grounding them not only in the context of H.D.'s own experiences and recognizing the trauma of two World Wars but also in the context of post-war Europe."—Forum for Modern Language Studies"Thoroughly accounts for the modernist's overlooked late-career prose."—Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature