From Room to Room: The Poetry of Eli Mandell - Couverture souple

Eli Mandel (author), Peter Webb (editor) & Andrew Stubbs (Afterword By)

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554582555 ISBN 13 : 9781554582556

Editeur : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The career of Eli Mandel (1922-1992) was one of the most prolific and distinguished in all of Canadian literature, yet in recent years his work has gone unsung compared with that of such peers as Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Robert Kroetsch, Irving Layton, and P.K. Page. Though he was a critic, anthologist, and editor of national prominence, Mandel's legacy resides most securely in his poetry, which earned many accolades.

From Room to Room: The Poetry of Eli Mandel presents thirty-five of Mandel's best poems written over four decades, from the 1950s to the 1980s. The selection covers the most prominent themes in Mandel's work, including his Russian-Jewish heritage, his Saskatchewan upbringing, his interest in classical and biblical archetypes, and his concern for the political and social issues of his time. The book also highlights the way in which Mandel's work bridged the gap between modern poetry and contempoary, sometimes experimental, poetics.

A scholarly introduction by Peter Webb situates Mandel's work within the contemporary poetry scene of his time and outlines the cultural, historical, and literary roots of Mandel's thematically varied and highly allusive poetry. An after word by Andrew Stubbs illumnates Mandel's importance as a poet, critic, educator, and restless tackler of ideas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Eli Mandel was a renowned Candian poet, critic, editor, and anthologist for over three decades beginning in the 1950s. Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, he taught for many years at York University. His many books include ten poetry monographs or collections, including An Idiot Joy, which won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1967.
Peter Webb is a specialist in Canadian literature at McGill University. He has published journal and book articles on Sara Jeannette Duncan, Timothy Findley, and Tom Thomson, and is writing a book-length study of war fiction entitled shattered lines: War in the Canadian Novel.
Andrew Stubbs teaches composition and rhetoric at the University of Regina. He edited Rhetroic, Uncertainty, and the University as Text and co-edited The Other Harmony: The Collected Poetry of Eli Mandel, which followed his book-lenght study of Mandel's poetry and poetics, Myth, Origins, Magic. He has taught at universities in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554582555
• ISBN 13: 9781554582556
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 84
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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