Jay Macpherson (1931–2012)
Autor de Poetry of mid-Century 1940-1960
Sobre El Autor
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 mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
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- MacPherson, Jean Jay
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1931-06-13
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2012-03-21
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugar de nacimiento
- London, England, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Educación
- Carleton University (BA)
McGill University (BLS)
University of Toronto (MA, PhD) - Ocupaciones
- poet
literary critic
teacher
university professor - Relaciones
- Atwood, Margaret (student)
- Organizaciones
- University of Toronto
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- Popularidad
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- ISBNs
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