Epistemic Itineraries
Reality Constitution in Mina Loy’s Creative Work
By (author) Johanna Pelikan
Hardback (Forthcoming)
(June 2026)
ISBN: 9783825397203
5.31 x 8.27 inches
Price: $80.00
Out of stock
‘Epistemic Itineraries’ explores the complex nature of reality within the
diverse works of Mina Loy, a British-American modernist writer, visual artist,
craftswoman, and inventor. Drawing on the semiotic-epistemic model of American
pragmaticist Charles Sanders Peirce, Johanna Pelikan shows how Loy’s
multifaceted body of work is connected by a shared view of the universe as an
infinitely re-negotiated creation.
The study reveals how both Loy’s fictional and non-fictional realities are
characterized by moments of experiential instability, whether in her literary
depictions of childhood, her lamp designs, or her assemblage art, all
challenging a fixed perception of the world. Moving beyond traditional feminist
and modernist frameworks, Johanna Pelikan’s epistemological analysis of Loy’s
poetry, prose, inventions, craft, and visual art offers new avenues into the
elusive but captivating work of a long-neglected avant-garde artist.
- By (author) Johanna Pelikan
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