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The Reader as Writer and the Writer as Critic
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-1-86940-412-3 (ISBN)
Description
A sequel to the successful books Kin of Place and The Writer at Work, this collection of critical writing takes the reader on a personal journey from the author's earliest discovery of poetry as a young man to his latest experiences on the literary trail. This trip through literary history involves many writers, including Katherine Mansfield, T. S. Eliot, Michael King, and Elizabeth Knox. The book also includes a series of journal extracts that allow readers to get closer to the mind of the writer, his strong personal views about other writers, and his deep commitment to the role of criticism in literary life.
Reviews / Votes
"The poetry criticism is first rate. . . . His journal entries . . . provide a valuable behind-the-scenes take on the international literary festival circuit."" - Sydney Morning Herald""It is the story of 'love it or hate it' . . . a remarkably interesting New Zealand mind."" - New Zealand Listener
""The fascination of autofiction should not distract from the range of critical and autobiographical pleasures to be found in this book."" - The Warwick Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Auckland
New Zealand
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86940-412-3 (9781869404123)
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E-Book
10/2013
Auckland University Press
€39.49
Available for download
Person
C. K. Stead is a leading figure in New Zealand literature. He is the author of The Black River, The New Poetic, The Singing Whakapapa, Visitors Ashor, and Yeats to Eliot. His novel, Smith's Dream, won a Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award and was later adapted as the film Sleeping Dogs.