0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies

Not currently available

Louis - The Heretic Poems (Paperback) Loot Price: R300
Discovery Miles 3 000
Louis - The Heretic Poems (Paperback): Gregory Scofield

Louis - The Heretic Poems (Paperback)

Gregory Scofield

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R300 Discovery Miles 3 000

Bookmark and Share

Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.

Few figures in Canadian history have attained such an iconic status as Louis Riel. Celebrated Metis poet Gregory Scofield takes a fresh look at Riel in his new collection, Louis: The Heretic Poems, challenging traditional conceptions of Riel as simply a folk hero and martyr. By juxtaposing historical events and quotes with the poetic narrative, Scofield draws attention to the side of the Metis leader that most Canadians have never contemplated: that of husband, father, friend and lover, poet and visionary.
Scofield also uses the collection to raise attention about the more crucial historical events of Riel's lifetime--such as the Manitoba Resistance and the Northwest Resistance at Batoche--in order to illuminate the history of western Canadian Metis people and their struggles toward recognition. Scofield also examines Riel's own poetry, most of which was devoted to exploring religious themes. Accordingly, religious imagery features strongly in the collection, complemented by a poetic voice that is rhythmic, repetitious, and lush with potent symbolism and simple, powerful images.

General

Imprint: Nightwood Editions
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2023
First published: October 2011
Authors: Gregory Scofield
Dimensions: 202 x 141 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 978-0-88971-262-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
Promotions
LSN: 0-88971-262-X
Barcode: 9780889712621

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Letters Of Alchemy
Shakeela Kingzley Paperback R304 Discovery Miles 3 040
Our Words, Our Worlds - Writing On Black…
Makhosazana Xaba Paperback R315 R291 Discovery Miles 2 910
Years Of Fire And Ash - South African…
Wamuwi Mbao Paperback R260 R232 Discovery Miles 2 320
The Sun And Her Flowers
Rupi Kaur Paperback  (5)
R444 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790
The Hill We Climb - An Inaugural Poem
Amanda Gorman Hardcover R328 Discovery Miles 3 280
Knapsekerels
Pieter Fourie Paperback R175 R162 Discovery Miles 1 620
In A Free State - A Music
P.R. Anderson Paperback R209 Discovery Miles 2 090
Loss - Poems To Better Weather The Many…
Donna Ashworth Hardcover  (1)
R250 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270
Life - Poems To Help Navigate Life's…
Donna Ashworth Hardcover R250 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270
Olga Kirsch - A Life In Poetry
Egonne Roth Paperback R275 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540
Die Maan Is Swart - Gedigte Van Adam…
Adam Small, Ronelda Kamfer Paperback  (1)
R330 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090
What The Moon Gave Her
Christi Steyn Paperback R218 Discovery Miles 2 180

See more

Partners