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The ivory thought : essays on Al Purdy /
If one poet can be said to be the Canadian poet, that poet is Al Purdy (1918-2000). Numerous eminent scholars and writers have attested to this pre-eminent status. George Bowering described him as "the world's most Canadian poet" (1970), while Sam Solecki titled his book-length study...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
University of Ottawa Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Re-appraisals, Canadian writers ;
32. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | If one poet can be said to be the Canadian poet, that poet is Al Purdy (1918-2000). Numerous eminent scholars and writers have attested to this pre-eminent status. George Bowering described him as "the world's most Canadian poet" (1970), while Sam Solecki titled his book-length study of Purdy The Last Canadian Poet (1999). In The Ivory Thought: Essays on Al Purdy, a group of seventeen scholars, critics, writers, and educators appraise and reappraise Purdy's contribution to English literature. They explore Purdy's continuing significance to contemporary writers; the life he dedicated to literat |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780776617572 0776617575 |
| ISSN: | 1189-6787 ; |