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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Sturm, Terry (1941-2009)
Titre(s) : Allen Curnow [Texte imprimé] : simply by sailing in a new direction : a biography / Terry Sturm ; edited by Linda Cassells
Publication : Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland university press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV, 717 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour)
; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references
Allen Curnow (1911-2001) is widely recognised as one of the most distinguished poets
writing in English in the twentieth century. For seventy years from Valley of Decision
(1933) to The Bells of Saint Babel's (2001) Curnow's poetry was always on the move,
exploring such universal themes as identity, memory and mortality and striving to
'make it new'. Through literary criticism and anthologies such as the Penguin Book
of New Zealand Verse he helped identify the distinctive imaginative preoccupations
that made New Zealand's writing and culture different from elsewhere. By the time
of his death at the age of ninety, he had completed a body of work unique in this
country and increasingly recognised internationally. This major biography introduces
readers to Allen Curnow's life and work: from a childhood in a Christchurch vicarage,
through theological training, journalism and university life, marriages and children,
and on to an international career as a writer of poetry, plays and criticism. The
book lucidly identifies the shifting textures of Curnow's writing and unravels the
connections between life and words. The result of several decades' research and writing,
Simply by Sailing in a New Direction offers deep insight into the development of New
Zealand's finest poet -- book jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Cassells, Linda. Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Simply by sailing in a new direction
Sujet(s) : Curnow, Allen (1911-2001)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781869408527 (rel.). - ISBN 1869408527
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb454558547
Notice n° :
FRBNF45455854
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