| Robertson Davies: Magician of Words Contributor(s): Maes, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550028723 ISBN-13: 9781550028720 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Born in Thamesville, Ontario, a student at Queen's University in Kingston in the 1930s, and editor and later publisher of the Peterborough Examiner from the 1940s to the mid-1960s, playwright, essayist, critic, professor, and novelist Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was one of Canada's pre-eminent literary voices for more than a half-century. Davies, with his generous beard and donnish manner, was the very epitome of the 'man of letters, ' a term he abhorred. Best known for his Deptford Trilogy of novels (Fifth Business, The Manticore, World of Wonders), he also wrote two other trilogies (Salterton and Cornish) and was at work on the third volume of another trilogy (Toronto) when he died. With a life as rich in character and colour as that found in his fiction and essays, Davies had a great fondness for magic and myth, both of which are found in abundance in his work, along with a prodigious streak of wry humour. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | Educators |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Quest Biography |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian |
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| Publisher Description: Born in Thamesville, Ontario, a student at Queen's University in Kingston in the 1930's, and editor and later publisher of the Peterborough Examiner from the 1940s to the mid-1960s, playwright, essayist, critic, professor, and novelist Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was one of Canada's pre-eminent literary voices for more than a half-century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maes, Nicholas: - Nicholas Maes is a high school history teacher and teaches classics at the University of Waterloo. His previous novels for young people are Crescent Star, Locksmith, and Transmigration. Maes' first Felix Taylor Adventure was Laughing Wolf, which was nominated for the Snow Willow Award. He lives in Toronto. |