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The Thinking Heart: The Literary Archive of Wilfred Watson
Paul Hjartarson
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Description for The Thinking Heart: The Literary Archive of Wilfred Watson
Paperback. Life and work of avant-garde poet and playwright Wilfred Watson through correspondence with wife, Sheila Watson. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DD; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 274 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
This exhibition catalogue celebrates the life and work of avant garde poet and playwright Wilfred Watson. Drawing on the rich collection of letters, notebooks, manuscripts and sketchbooks in the University of Alberta Archives’ Wilfred Watson Fonds, this exhibition traces Watson’s development from his early encounters with the work of T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Emily Carr to his decades-long engagement with the writing of Gabriel Marcel, Wyndham Lewis, and Marshall McLuhan, and from his initial work on stage to his career-changing involvement in the Edmonton theatre community centred on Studio Theatre, Walterdale Theatre and the Yardbird Suite. The archives include ... Read more
This exhibition catalogue celebrates the life and work of avant garde poet and playwright Wilfred Watson. Drawing on the rich collection of letters, notebooks, manuscripts and sketchbooks in the University of Alberta Archives’ Wilfred Watson Fonds, this exhibition traces Watson’s development from his early encounters with the work of T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Emily Carr to his decades-long engagement with the writing of Gabriel Marcel, Wyndham Lewis, and Marshall McLuhan, and from his initial work on stage to his career-changing involvement in the Edmonton theatre community centred on Studio Theatre, Walterdale Theatre and the Yardbird Suite. The archives include ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551953397
SKU
V9781551953397
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About Paul Hjartarson
Paul Hjartarson is Professor Emeritus in English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. His scholarly work is on life-writing, Canadian literature, modernism, print culture and the digital humanities. His most recent book, co-authored with Shirley Neuman, is The Thinking Heart: The Literary Archive of Wilfred Watson (2014). Until his retirement, Paul Hjartarson was a Professor of English at ... Read more
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