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An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool
University Press website and the OAPEN library. 'Who ever thought
they would one day be able to read Malcolm Lowry's fabled novel of
the 1930s and 40s, In Ballast to the White Sea? Lord knows, I
didn't' - Michael Hofmann, TLS This book breaks new ground in
studies of the British novelist Malcolm Lowry (1909-57), as the
first collection of new essays produced in response to the
publication in 2014 of a scholarly edition of Lowry's 'lost' novel,
In Ballast to the White Sea. In their introduction, editors Helen
Tookey and Bryan Biggs show how the publication of In Ballast sheds
new light on Lowry as both a highly political writer and one deeply
influenced by his native Merseyside, as his protagonist Sigbjorn
Hansen-Tarnmoor walks the streets of Liverpool, wrestling with his
own conscience and with pressing questions of class, identity and
social reform. In the chapters that follow, renowned Lowry scholars
and newer voices explore key aspects of the novel and its relation
to the wider contexts of Lowry's work. These include his complex
relation to socialism and communism, the symbolic value of Norway,
and the significance of tropes of loss, hauntings and doublings.
The book draws on the unexpected opportunity offered by the
rediscovery of In Ballast to look afresh at Lowry's oeuvre, to
'remake the voyage'.
Bluecoat is a unique and much-loved Liverpool institution, its
oldest city centre building. This book tells the fascinating story
of its transformation from charity school to contemporary arts
centre, the UK's first. Its early 18th century origins shed light
on the religious and maritime mercantile environment of the growing
port, whose merchants supported the school. Echoes from then are
revealed in themes explored by artists in the 20th century,
including slavery and colonial legacies. The predominant focus is
on an inclusive building for the arts, starting with colourful
bohemian society, the Sandon, who established an artistic colony in
1907, hosting significant exhibitions by the Post-Impressionists
and many leading modern British artists. Bluecoat Society of Arts
emerged as the building's custodians, paving the way for the arts
centre which, despite financial struggles and wartime bomb damage,
survived and continues to play a prominent role in Liverpool's and
the UK's culture. Bluecoat is described as where 'village hall
meets the avant-garde'. In its rich story, Picasso, Stravinsky,
Yoko Ono, Captain Beefheart, Simon Rattle and the inspirational
Fanny Calder are just some of the names encountered, as key
strands, including music, visual art, performance and the
building's tenants, are traced.
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