Collected poems / Isabella Valancy Crawford ; introduction by James Reaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Isabella Valancy, author.

Contributor:

Reaney, James, contributor.

Series:

Literature of Canada poetry and prose in reprint.

Literature of Canada Poetry and Prose in Reprint

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian poetry.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] : University of Toronto Press, 1972.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume established Isabella Valancy Crawford as one of Canada's principal poets. Coupled with an introductory collage of viewpoints and reactions to her work by James Reaney its provides a vivid glimpse into the literary past of this country.Although her poetry reflects the patterns of her time, Isabella Valancy Crawford was able to accept the raw and vigorous Canadian landscape on its own terms. She was the first of our poets for whom it became the setting for struggle, passion, love, and death. She celebrated the young land with an imagery enriched by allusions to North American Indian lore reflected in such lines as these:From his far wigwam sprang the strong North Wind And rushed with war-cry down the steep ravine, And wrestled with the giants of the woods; And with his ice-club beat the swelling crests Of the deep water courses into death.'These verses bear the stamp of genius and show a true poetic instinct,' said a critic in The Canadian Magazine in 1895. The poetry of Isabella Valancy Crawford forms a vital part of the body of Canadian writing.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Introduction

Index of Titles

A Word from the Editor

Facsimile of Letter from Lord Dufferin

Contents

Book 1

Book II

Book III

Book IV

Select Bibliography

Notes:

Reprint of 1905 ed.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 10, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4426-3781-1

1-4426-5327-2

OCLC:

992454376