| The Ivory Thought: Essays on Al Purdy Contributor(s): Lynch, Gerald (Editor), Ganz, Shoshannah (Editor), Kealey, Josephene (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0776606654 ISBN-13: 9780776606651 Publisher: University of Ottawa Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: George Bowering once called Al Purdy athe worldas most Canadian poet.a The essays collected in "The Ivory Thought" explore Purdyas significant contribution to Canadian and world literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.21" W x 8.91" (1.00 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 literature and the persona he crafted; the influences acting on his development as a poet; the ongoing scholarly projects of editing and publishing his writing; particular poems and individual books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction; and the larger themes in his work, such as the Canadian North and the predominant importance of place. In addition, two contemporary poets pay tribute with original poems. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Gerald: - Gerald Lynch is the general editor of the Reappraisals: Canadian Writers series on Canadian literature (University of Ottawa Press), and Professor of English at the University of Ottawa.Kealey, Josephene: - Josephene Kealey is a doctoral student in English at the University of Ottawa. She is writing a thesis comparing the short story cycles of a number of Canadian and American writers.Ganz, Shoshannah: - Shoshannah Ganz has published work on E.J. Pratt, Elizabeth Smart, Miriam Waddington, and Rachel Korn among others. She teaches English at Sir Wilfrid Grenfell College, Memorial University. |
