Donald Davie's poems are here arranged chronologically from the
1950s to the beginning of the 1990s. Taken together, the poems
display that reverence for the distinctive qualities of the English
language which has earned him a name as one of Britain's finest
living poets.
"Davie's voice--judgemental, ironic, epigrammatic, humorous,
self-lacerating--speaks always with reference to an unhuman
perpendicular standard that itself goes unquestioned. It is not a
standard of Beauty or Truth; Davie is a poet of the third member of
the Platonic triad, Justice."--Helen Vendler, "The New Yorker"
"[Davie's poems] are on the quiet side, often casual and musing in
mood and tone; determined to resist large gestures of assent or
denial. . .Donald Davie may just be the best English poet-critic of
our time."--William Pritchard, "The New Republic"
"Donald Davie's "Collected Poems" does more than mark the
culmination of one of the most distinguished careers in post-war
British poetry; it is the autobiographical journey of a living poet
at the height of his creative powers and the mastery of his craft.
Davie is considered the most important and valuable contemporary
link between poetry in England and America."--Sarah E. McNeil,
"Little Rock Free Press"
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 1991 |
First published: |
June 1991 |
Authors: |
Donald Davie
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Dimensions: |
230 x 153 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
480 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-13761-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
General
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LSN: |
0-226-13761-9 |
Barcode: |
9780226137612 |
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