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Selected Poems of Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney
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Description for Selected Poems of Ivor Gurney
paperback. This selection of over 150 of Ivor Gurney's poems, was made by the poet P.J. Kavanagh from his edition of the "Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney". It is reissued now, with a few corrected readings, and with a Chronology and Introduction to Gurney's life, by P.J. Kavanagh. Series: Oxford Poets S. Num Pages: 149 pages, bibliog , chronology. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) now takes a place among the English poets. His range is wide, including the First World War, in which he served as an infantry private, the passionate celebration of his native Gloucestershire, and fears of the mental imbalance which led to his eventual confinement in a mental hospital. Out of these experiences, he made a poetry unique, vigorous, musical, and direct. This selection of over 150 of his poems, was made by the poet P.J. Kavanagh from his edition of the "Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney". It is reissued now, with a few corrected readings, and with ... Read more
Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) now takes a place among the English poets. His range is wide, including the First World War, in which he served as an infantry private, the passionate celebration of his native Gloucestershire, and fears of the mental imbalance which led to his eventual confinement in a mental hospital. Out of these experiences, he made a poetry unique, vigorous, musical, and direct. This selection of over 150 of his poems, was made by the poet P.J. Kavanagh from his edition of the "Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney". It is reissued now, with a few corrected readings, and with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Poets S.
Number of Pages
149
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192880659
SKU
9780192880659
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Reviews for Selected Poems of Ivor Gurney
Praise for the Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney: "A splendid selection...It is in his poems of the war
its scenes kept returning to him until he ceased to write
that Gurney is unique."
D.J. Enright, Observer"A body of work which is extremely powerful...a significant landmark in literary history."
Times Literary Supplement"These are poems that tell us we are in the presence of a great ... Read more
its scenes kept returning to him until he ceased to write
that Gurney is unique."
D.J. Enright, Observer"A body of work which is extremely powerful...a significant landmark in literary history."
Times Literary Supplement"These are poems that tell us we are in the presence of a great ... Read more