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- The Ivory Thought: Essays on Al Purdy
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Ottawa Press
- Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Reference Key
- pp. ix-xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- Purdy among the Tombs
- pp. 63-70
- Good People
- pp. 137-141
- On Trying to Wear Al's Shirts
- pp. 213-220
- Reflections on a Dynamic Collaboration
- pp. 221-226
- Conclusion, Retrospective, and Prospective
- pp. 239-246
- Select Bibliography of Secondary Materials
- pp. 247-249
- Contributors
- p. 251
Additional Information
ISBN
9780776617572
Related ISBN(s)
9780776606651
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
781535164
Pages
282
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No