Elizabeth Bishop at work / Eleanor Cook.
Elizabeth Bishop at work / Eleanor Cook.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5064
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 308 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Land, water, fire, air: two poems -- Elizabeth Bishop's ordinary diction: yes, but... -- On the move: from New York to Key West, via France -- Diction on the move -- Rhythms of a cold spring -- Kinds of travel, kinds of home, kinds of poem: questions of travel -- Brief interlude on genre -- Geograph...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Elizabeth Bishop is now recognized as a major twentieth-century poet. She is routinely praised for her mastery of her art, yet all too often the art itself is ignored. Terms like 'quiet perfection' abound but are seldom demonstrated very far. This book looks in detail at how she works. It is meant for both readers and writers, as well as teachers,...
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Elizabeth Bishop at work / Eleanor Cook.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and indexes.
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©2016
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5064
Record Identifier
74VKVgZ8ppN3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgZ8ppN3
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ISBN
067466017X (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780674660175 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
DDC
811.54
MMS ID
991024142809902626
