Author: W. W. E. RossPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550965612
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Irrealities, Sonnets & Laconics
Author: W. W. E. RossPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550965612
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Avant-Garde Canadian Literature
Author: Gregory BettsPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442696915
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
In Avant-Garde Canadian Literature, Gregory Betts draws attention to the fact that the avant-garde has had a presence in Canada long before the country's literary histories have recognized, and that the radicalism of avant-garde art has been sabotaged by pedestrian terms of engagement by the Canadian media, the public, and the literary critics. This book presents a rich body of evidence to illustrate the extent to which Canadians have been producing avant-garde art since the start of the twentieth century. Betts explores the radical literary ambitions and achievements of three different nodes of avant-garde literary activity: mystical revolutionaries from the 1910s to the 1930s; Surrealists/Automatists from the 1920s to the 1960s; and Canadian Vorticists from the 1920s to the 1970s. Avant-Garde Canadian Literature offers an entrance into the vocabulary of the ongoing and primarily international debate surrounding the idea of avant-gardism, providing readers with a functional vocabulary for discussing some of the most hermetic and yet energetic literature ever produced in this country.
100 Love Sonnets
Author: Pablo NerudaPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550961089
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Celebrating the works of a great Chilean poet, this collection offers a vibrant translation of Neruda’s sensual and erotic poetry. Famous for his politically engaged lyrics, the Nobel Laureate also wrote bold and sexual sonnets, and this compilation captures the spirit and verbal dexterity of the lesser-known genre. These sonnets from one of the most influential and beloved 20th-century poets accompany questions for discussion and lists of recommended readings and related websites.
Ontological Necessities
Author: Priscila UppalPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550960457
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Written with the verve of the uninhibited artist but with a clarity of thought and expression more akin to the scientist or scholar, these poems investigate the emotional and philosophical struggles of contemporary life. Often sparked by the horrors depicted in today's news, the poems combine surrealist images with spare and lyrical language to grapple with an increasingly absurd world. The most ambitious piece in the collection is a radical, post-9/11 translation of the Anglo-Saxon elegy The Wanderer, and other poems include "Don Quixote, You Sure Can Take One Helluva Beating," "Film Version of My Hatred," "Never Held a Gun," and "The Romantic Impulse Hits the Schoolyard."
Green
Author: Marilyn BoweringPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550960945
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Echos of Frederico García Lorca, Yiannis Ritsons, and Rumi add exoticism to this poet's deceptively simple style. Combining confession with analytical rigor, most of these poems are variations on classic themes, but they are driven by the particulars of politics, love, and family life. As the poems progress, repeated symbols--such as cars, coats, cups, rooms, bees, and roses--begin to hint that the poet has a secret recipe for contentment: home and hearth, travel, warm weather, and a belief in human growth.
Far from Nothing
Author: Zoltán BöszörményiPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550960556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Ripe with love, money, and power, the story of 35-year-old Rudolf--set in a fast-paced, urban environment--begs the question Do we only think we exist? Rudolf and his wife work day and night hoping for a better life--he is a philosophy graduate student and the manager of a car dealership. He also keeps up a heart-wrenching relationship with the chic Wanda. Then there is Nina, who studies logic but is secretly a prostitute, and Alfred, owner of a car-leasing company, seemingly upright, but actually an embezzler. Each character conceals something. Be it in Hungary or North America, the craving for existential clarity remains strong.
The German Prisoner
Author: James HanleyPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550960754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Brilliant in its stark depiction of trench warfare in World War I, this lost classic was privately printed in a limited edition in 1930. British censors initially suppressed the short novel because of its tough antiwar views and sympathetic portrayals of German soldiers, and even today's readers may be unprepared for its scenes of horrific battlefield carnage and men driven to madness by relentless psychological stress. Providing a new view of an underappreciated Canadian author, the book also stands as a fascinating addition to the comparatively small shelf of literature by writers who fought in the Great War.
That Summer in Paris
Author: Morley CallaghanPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550966886
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
It was the fabulous summer of 1929 when the literary capital of North America moved to La Rive Gauche—the Left Bank of the Seine River—in Paris. Ernest Hemingway was reading proofs of A Farewell to Arms, and a few blocks away F. Scott Fitzgerald was struggling with Tender Is the Night. As his first published book rose to fame in New York, Morley Callaghan arrived in Paris to share the felicities of literary life, not just with his two friends, Hemingway and Fitzgerald, but also with fellow writers James Joyce, Ford Madox Ford, and Robert McAlmon. Amidst these tangled relations, some friendships flourished while others failed. This tragic and unforgettable story comes to vivid life in Callaghan's lucid, compassionate prose.
Lanzmann and Other Stories
Author: Damian TarnopolskyPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550960785
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Ranging widely in subject matter--from a musician's destructive narcissism to the strange effects a persistent Norwegian has on a bachelor's love life--the stories in this collection also vary in style. Both elegantly insightful and highly adventurous, these tales are inventive, deeply comic, sometimes very unsettling, and completely engaging.
Midnight Stroll
Author: Janice Kulyk KeeferPublisher: Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781550960709
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A unique collaboration that explores themes of love and family, this collection features poems that are based on works of art placed alongside the very works that inspired them. It includes paintings by Natalka Husar; drawings, monotypes, and lithographs by Claire Weissman Wilks; and photographs by Goran Petkovsky.