
Stonypath Days
Letters Between Ian Hamilton Finlay and Stephen Bann 1970-72
Wilmington Square Books (Publisher)
Published on 7. July 2016
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-908524-72-0 (ISBN)
Description
These letters to (and from) Finlay's friend, the English poet and scholar, Stephen Bann, centre on the initial development of the garden at Stonypath, near Edinburgh, later to become the world renowned 'Little Sparta'. They cover Finlay's turn away from poetry towards sculpture and garden design, and the thinking behind, and consequences of, this development.
This book, edited, introduced and annotated by Bann himself as was Midway, its companion volume of letters, completes the portrait of the man who is now recognized not only as a great poet, but also as a major artist and one of the most original garden designers of modern times.
"...Bann's superb two volume set of Finlay's correspondence...These handsomely printed volumes, amply footnoted, with biographical and historical commentary leading readers up and down the stony path, are an extended conversation with one of twentieth-century Britain's most unexpected artists." -Times Literary Supplement
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This book, edited, introduced and annotated by Bann himself as was Midway, its companion volume of letters, completes the portrait of the man who is now recognized not only as a great poet, but also as a major artist and one of the most original garden designers of modern times.
"...Bann's superb two volume set of Finlay's correspondence...These handsomely printed volumes, amply footnoted, with biographical and historical commentary leading readers up and down the stony path, are an extended conversation with one of twentieth-century Britain's most unexpected artists." -Times Literary Supplement
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bitter Lemon Press
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
686 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908524-72-0 (9781908524720)
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Ian Hamilton Finlay | Stephen Bann
Stonypath Days
Letters between Ian Hamilton Finlay and Stephen Bann 1970-72
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