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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787753103321

Autore

Stead C. K (Christian Karlson), <1932->

Titolo

Book self : the reader as writer and the writer as critic / / C.K. Stead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, N.Z. : , : Auckland University Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-77558-515-8

1-86940-563-3

1-77558-028-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (652 p.)

Disciplina

828/.914

Soggetti

New Zealand literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Authorship

Criticism - New Zealand

Critics - New Zealand

New Zealand Intellectual life 20th century

New Zealand In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Sequel to ... Kin of place and The writer at work"--p. 4 of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. Shelf life -- part two. Third person -- part three. First person -- part four. Lit crit and lit hist.

Sommario/riassunto

For more than 40 years, C. K. Stead has been New Zealand's leading literary and cultural critic. Whether writing about Christianity or a trip to Croatia, he always brings a clear personal point of view, a strong analytical bent, and a witty pen to his work.  In this latest collection of critical writing Book Self, a sequel to his successful books Kin of Place, Answering to the Language and The Writer at Work, Stead takes the reader on a personal journey, from his earliest discovery of poetry as a young man to his experiences on the literary trail over the last few years. And he takes us