| Selected Writings Contributor(s): Smith, A. J. M. (Author), Gnarowski, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1550026658 ISBN-13: 9781550026658 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
| Dewey: 818.54 |
| Series: Voyageur Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.44" W x 8.5" (0.45 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Arthur James Marshall Smith prize-winning poet, essayist, influential anthologist, and critic died in 1980. His last book, The Classic Shade: Selected Poems, on which Selected Writings is based, stands as his final intention in the world of literature.To this long out of print book the editor has added original material by Smith in which he defined and advanced modernism in Canadian writing. This edition also includes annotation, an extended introduction, and a bibliography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gnarowski, Michael: - Michael Gnarowski has written for Encyclopedia Americana, The Canadian Encyclopedia, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography, and the Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry. Gnarowski is professor emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa.Smith, A. J. M.: - A.J.M. Smith was a professor at Michigan State University until 1972. Upon his retirement, the university created an award in his name, which is given away annually to honour a noteworthy book by a Canadian poet. |