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Title: |
Simply by Sailing in a New Direction |
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| By (author): |
Terry Sturm |
| ISBN10-13: |
1869408527 : 9781869408527 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pages: |
732 |
| Weight: |
1.540 Kg. |
| Published: |
Auckland University Press - September 2017 |
| List Price: |
39.99 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| Simply by sailing in a new direction / You could enlarge the world. â â Landfall in Unknown Seasâ hang on to your hands anything can happen â â Two Pedestrians with One Thoughtâ Allen Curnow (1911â 2001) is widely recognised as one of the most distinguished poets writing in English in the second half of the twentieth century. From Valley of Decision (1933) to The Bells of Saint Babelâ s (2001) he defined and redefined how poetry might discover the possibilities of a world seen afresh. Through relationships with writers from Dylan Thomas to C. K. Stead he influenced the changing shape of modern poetry. And in criticism and anthologies like the Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse he helped identify the distinctive imaginative preoccupations that made New Zealandâ 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 Curnowâ 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, satire and criticism. The book lucidly identifies the shifting textures of Curnowâ s writing and unravels the intersections between life and words. The result of over a decadeâ s research and writing, Simply by Sailing in a New Direction offers deep insight into the development of New Zealand literature and culture. |
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