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Oxford Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 343 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches.
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The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse Paperback - 2013
by Wilfred Campbell (Deceased); Len Early
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- Title The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse
- Author Wilfred Campbell (Deceased); Len Early
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised ed.
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
- Date 2013-12
- ISBN 9780199009183 / 019900918X
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.1 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.79 cm)
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- Interdisciplinary Studies: Canadiana
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.008
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Paperback / softback. New. A century ago Oxford University Press published the first anthology of Canadian poetry-a beautiful blue edition with gilt edges. "There are selections of verse in this volume which now appear for the first time in the pages of any Canadian anthology," proudly writes volume editor and poet Wilfred Campbell in his preface. While he argues that "the so-called Canadian spirit is the voice of the Vaster Britain," his original selection submitted to the publisher was considered too traditional and British, poorly representing contemporary writers. The selection was revised, and a host of younger poets were included-poets now associated with early attempts to forge a uniquely Canadian voice. Perhaps hoping he could sell his poetry to Empire readers, many of Campbell's poems reflect the British literary tradition of dark, cold, and dangerous landscapes. Cold is a recurring metaphor for emptiness and dislocation in this early immigrant poetry, as in C.D.…
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