Description
Civil Elegies is Dennis Lee's uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country. It was the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry in 1972. This edition features a new introduction by noted academic Nick Mount, who places this important collection in the context of Canadian literature and Lee's career.
About the Author
Dennis Lee is the author of more than twenty books, including Civil Elegies, which won the Governor General's Literary Award, and Alligator Pie, the children's classic. His most recent collection of poems is Testament. NICK MOUNT is a professor of English literature at the University of Toronto and an award-winning critic. He regularly gives public talks on the arts in Canada, and has appeared on TVO's Big Ideas and CBC Radio's Sunday Edition. In 2011, he was awarded a 3M National Teaching Fellowship, the country's highest teaching award. He lives in Toronto.
Awards
Winner of Governor General's Award: Poetry 1972 (Canada).
Book Information
ISBN 9781770892491
Author Dennis Lee
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Publisher House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Weight(grams) 85g