Invocations : the poetry and prose of Gwendolyn MacEwen / Jan Bartley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartley, Jan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MacEwen, Gwendolyn, 1941-1987--Criticism and interpretation.

MacEwen, Gwendolyn.

Poets, Canadian--20th century.

Poets, Canadian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 113 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Invocations offers a new critical reading of Gwendolyn MacEwen's poetry and prose. It begins with a review of critical assessments of her work which reveals that, while fascinated with MacEwen's mythic sensibility, critics are concerned with the elusive, complex nature of her language and vision as rooted in sources often obscure to the reader. In this book, poet-critic Jan Bartley places MacEwen within the tradition of Canadian literature and examines her major sources -- notably the study of alchemy and Jungian philosophy -- to reveal the inner logic of her poetic explorations.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Preface

The Discovery

The Muse: Magician, King

The Barbarian

The Shadow-Maker

The Moon

The Dancer: Neman

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography of works by and about G. MacEwen: p. [109]-110.

ISBN:

1-283-22661-8

9786613226617

0-7748-5767-6

OCLC:

243616499