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21. Robertson Davies: Man of Myth by Judith Skelton-Grant | |
Hardcover: 816
Pages
(1995-12-01)
list price: US$35.00 -- used & new: US$9.69 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0670825573 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Canada's greatest Jungian Fans of Davies' eleven novels will find ample links between the life and the works; they will also learn much about his unremitting early attempts to become known as a playwright, a genre in which he made less much of a mark than with his novels and his journalism (the latter effort highlighted by his 1950s and 60s stint as editor of The Peterborough Examiner). Davies' role in the early 1950s startup of the Stratford Festival is an accomplishment not to be overlooked; for that alone, he would merit top ranking in the annals of Canadian Shakespeariana. If the Bard was Davies' first intellectual love, Carl Jung would likely be the second.My favourite passage in the 700-plus pages of this splendid biography is on 461-62, where Davies is quoted at some length on how Jung viewed the "second half" of life - the 40-plus years - as the truly magic time of existence.A second memorable passage comes at pages 484-85, where the author (for once, with immodesty, but here deserved), reveals how she asked Davies to see his preparatory notes for THE CORNISH TRILOGY.Davies politely refused the request in a letter which might be seen as his essential statement on the art of fiction.Here is its key sentence: "The imagination is a cauldron, not a filing cabinet."We should all paste these words on the top edge of our computer monitors.
Fawning portait of still living (when written) author I look forwardto a new biography that doesn't treat Davies as a sacred cow. I grew up inthe same area where davies was a newspaper editor and theatre guy and hisput-on english accent and snobbiness didn't impress the people of mygrandmother's generation. Still, I appreciate his writing, but wishedthis was a truer portrait of him, warts and all. I found it a drudge to gothrough
Outstanding biography of a Canadian "icon" |
22. Catching the Wind in a Net: The Religious Vision of Robertson Davies by Dave Little | |
Paperback: 300
Pages
(1996-05-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description All of Davies's novels are redolent with ingeniously used biblical references and quotations. Catching the Wind in a Net traces the evolution of Davies's religious views and their influence on his novels. Dave Little's study examines Davies's provocative and sometimes conflicting notions of a supreme being. This book places Davies's frequent calls for self-exploration and self-discovery within a theological framework, and since we live in an age in which, according to Davies, "the biblical culture scarcely exists," Catching the Wind in a Net includes a useful appendix that identifies the biblical quotations and allusions present in his novels. |
23. AUTHOR PRICE GUIDE 137.3: Robertson Davies. by Robertson). (Davies | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(2004)
Asin: B002GF3E1Y Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
24. The papers of Samuel Marchbanks / Robertson Davies by Robertson (1913-1995) Davies | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1986)
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25. 4 Canadian Playwrights : Robertson Davies, Gratien Gelinas, James Reaney, George Ryga | |
Paperback: 92
Pages
(1973)
Isbn: 0039233464 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
26. Douglas Gibson Unedited: On Editing Robertson Davies, Alice Munro, W.O.mitchell, Mavis Gallant, Jack Hodgins, Alistair Macleod, Etc. by Christine Evain | |
Paperback: 125
Pages
(2007-11-30)
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27. Robertson Davies: An Appreciation | |
Paperback: 250
Pages
(1991-11)
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28. The Enthusiasm of Robertson Davies by Judith Skelton (editor) Grant | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1990)
Asin: B003P0VIOY Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
29. The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy, the Fifth Century B.C. [By] Diana Buitron-Oliver. With contributions by Nicholas Gage, Olga Palagia, Jerome J. Pollitt, Olga Tzachou-Alexandri, Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, Angelos Delivorrias, Peter G. Calligas, Daniil I. Iakov, Robertson Davies. Nov. 1992-Feb. 1993. by Washington. National Gallery of Art. | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1992)
Asin: B0040ZFT5W Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
30. For Your Eye Alone: Robertson Davies' Letters, 1976-1995 by Robertson Davies | |
Hardcover:
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(2000)
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31. Studies in Robertson Davies' Deptford trilogy (ELS monograph series) | |
Paperback: 123
Pages
(1980)
Isbn: 0920604382 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
32. Aspects of Robertson Davies' Novels by Victor J. Lams | |
Hardcover: 318
Pages
(2009-02-01)
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33. Robertson Davies, Playwright: A Search for the Self on the Canadian Stage by Susan Stone-Blackburn | |
Hardcover: 246
Pages
(1985-02)
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34. Robertson Davies Discoveries : Early Letters 1938-1975 by Robertson Davies | |
Hardcover: 432
Pages
(2002)
Isbn: 0771035403 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
35. Robertson Davies: Life, Work, and Criticism by Lynne Diamond-Nigh | |
Paperback: 59
Pages
(1997-09-01)
list price: US$9.95 Isbn: 1896761097 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
36. Robertson Davies (Twayne's World Authors Series) by Michael Peterman | |
Hardcover: 178
Pages
(1986-11)
list price: US$22.95 Isbn: 0805766294 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
37. One half of Robertson Davies ; provocative pronouncements on a wide range of topics by Robertson Davies | |
Hardcover: 286
Pages
(1977)
Isbn: 0770515797 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
38. The Smaller Infinity: The Jungian Self in the Novels of Robertson Davies by Patricia Monk | |
Hardcover: 214
Pages
(1982-01)
list price: US$25.00 Isbn: 0802055443 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
39. Robertson Davies (Profiles in Canadian drama) by Patricia A Morley | |
Hardcover: 74
Pages
(1977)
Isbn: 0771558740 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
40. ROBERTSON DAVIES. by Robertson). (Davies | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1993)
Asin: B003SJ5500 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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