Allen Curnow (1911–2001)
Autor de The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse
Obras de Allen Curnow
A book of New Zealand verse, 1923-50 5 copias
A book of New Zealand verse 1923-45 5 copias
Island & time 3 copias
Sailing or drowning ; poems 2 copias
The axe : a verse tragedy 2 copias
Enemies : poems, 1934-36 2 copias
Poems 1949-57 2 copias
Whim Wham land, 2 copias
Recent poems 1 copia
Whim-wham : verses, 1941-1942 1 copia
Poetry and language 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
From a room of their own: A celebration of the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship (1890) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
The colour of distance : New Zealand writers in France, French writers in New Zealand (2006) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Curnow, Thomas Allen Munro
- Otros nombres
- Whim Wham
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1911-06-17
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2001-09-23
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- New Zealand
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Timaru, New Zealand
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Lugares de residencia
- Christchurch, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand - Educación
- Christchurch Boys' High School
University of Canterbury
University of Auckland
St. John's Theological College, Auckland, New Zealand - Ocupaciones
- poet
journalist
lecturer (English) - Relaciones
- Curnow, Wystan (son)
- Organizaciones
- The Press, Christchurch
University of Auckland
New Zealand Herald - Premios y honores
- Montana NZ Book Awards (2000)
Order of New Zealand (1990)
Order of the British Empire (Commander ∙ 1986)
Katherine Mansfield Memorial Fellowship (1983)
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 34
- También por
- 9
- Miembros
- 212
- Popularidad
- #104,834
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 21
I have both and have poured over both.
This one, the Wedde version, has a very nice modern New Zealand aspect to it, many recent poets, respect for Maori traditions.
The older, the Allen Curnow, has a mildly confrontational introduction that takes up probably 1/5th of the book and, as discussed in great detail by James K. Baxter, apologizes for New Zealand poetry as not being British enough, doesn't describe the veins and growth of New Zealand poetry to that time, and shows the resentment of a famous but clearly poor, even clumsy, poet (Curnow) having a chance to stake his claims on the large stage.
Both are great books. Both are road signs, mile stones, in the young history of New Zealand poetry.… (más)