Civil Elegies - And Other Poems

Civil Elegies is Dennis Lee's uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country. It was the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry in 1972. This edition features a new introduction by noted academic Nick Mount, who places this important collection in the context of Canadian literature and Lee's career.

A List edition of Dennis Lee's Civil Elegies, with an introduction by Nick Mount.

About the author

Dennis Lee is the author of more than twenty books, including Civil Elegies, which won the Governor General's Literary Award, and Alligator Pie, the children's classic. His most recent collection of poems is Testament.

Summary

Civil Elegies is Dennis Lee's uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country. It was the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry in 1972. This edition features a new introduction by noted academic Nick Mount, who places this important collection in the context of Canadian literature and Lee’s career.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Lee, Lee Dennis
• Assisted by: Nick Mount (Introduction), Mount Nick (Introduction)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2012
• EAN: 9781770892491
• ISBN: 978-1-77089-249-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 85 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: List; A List
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Civics; Canadian; award winner, award winner; Civics; Canadian