Jay Macpherson (1931–2012)
Autore di Poetry of mid-Century 1940-1960
Sull'Autore
Although her literary production has been small, Jay Macpherson has proved to be an excellent and influential poet. Born in England, she moved with her mother and brother to Newfoundland in 1940. She attended university in Ottawa and Toronto, where she received a Ph.D. in English literature in mostra altro 1964. In 1957, Oxford University Press published what subsequently became her best-known work, "The Boatman" (1957), winner of the Governor General's Award. Poems "Twice Told" (1981) reprints "The Boatman" and "Welcoming Disaster" (1974) in one volume. Heavily influenced by the eminent Canadian critic Northrop Frye, Macpherson is at the hub of the mythopoeic school that sprang from Frye's literary theory. She is a professor of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- MacPherson, Jean Jay
- Data di nascita
- 1931-06-13
- Data di morte
- 2012-03-21
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di nascita
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Istruzione
- Carleton University (BA)
McGill University (BLS)
University of Toronto (MA, PhD) - Attività lavorative
- poet
literary critic
teacher
university professor - Relazioni
- Atwood, Margaret (student)
- Organizzazioni
- University of Toronto
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- Opere
- 10
- Utenti
- 107
- Popolarità
- #180,615
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 10
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- 1