The essays collected here have been written against the background of Davey's long and close intellectual engagement with the major critical issues of his day...(and) provide a clear sense of his very substantial contribution to contemporary criticism in Canada... To critical theory he has added his voice on behalf of post-modernist writing, and perhaps as clearly as any other writer has articulated the theory of post-moderism. He has given our criticism its contemporary voice, its sound and its rhythms, and to the mood of ...
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The essays collected here have been written against the background of Davey's long and close intellectual engagement with the major critical issues of his day...(and) provide a clear sense of his very substantial contribution to contemporary criticism in Canada... To critical theory he has added his voice on behalf of post-modernist writing, and perhaps as clearly as any other writer has articulated the theory of post-moderism. He has given our criticism its contemporary voice, its sound and its rhythms, and to the mood of our most recent critical writing added his generous and welcoming spirit. A writer on the side of life, he has spoken for life and vitality as an active engaged spirit of our time.
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Add this copy of Surviving the Paraphrase to cart. $10.29, very good condition, Sold by Reading Rat rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Winnipeg, MB, CANADA, published 1998 by Turnstone Press.
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Very Good+ No Jacket. Second printing; 193 p.; VG+; eleven essays on Canadian literature, with a preface by Eli Mandel. Clean, square, unmarked copy. Author's photo on back cover by Michael Ondaatje. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
