Irving Layton: A portrait

Rok: 1985
ISBN: 9780773720510
OKCZID: 110355283

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CAMERON, Elspeth. Irving Layton: a portrait. Toronto, Canada: Stoddart, 1985. 518 p., [16] p. of plates.

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Scrupulously researched, beautifully written and insightful, 'IRVING LAYTON' is an accomplished portrait of an extraordinary figure. With this book we have the first detailed account of Layton‘s often tempestuous and controversial public and private life. As a critical evaluation of Layton‘s literary career, it is without equal. Cameron explores Layton‘s artistic and personal development and investigates his friendships and associations with many of the major writers oi this century. Elspeth Cameron is well known for her thorough and critically acclaimed biography, 'HUGH MacLENNAN: A WRITER'S LIFE', as well as numerous ‘mini-portraits‘ of well known Canadian writers and personalities. Elspeth Cameron is coordinator oi the Canadian Literature Programme at New College, University of Toronto. Critical Praise for Elspeth Cameron's IRVING LAYTON: A PORTRAIT: “One of the best biographies published in Canada in recent years. ” Michael Bliss, author of 'BANTING' and 'THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN' . . reads with grace . . . Cameron makes both Layton‘s inner life, his travels, romances and his celebrated encounters feel palpable. And the unique quality of Layton's verse, the cutting edge of his creativity, the images which haunted and defined him—these are all discussed with unpedantic ease. " Ken Adachi, Toronto Star “Layton broke the ice for poetry in Canada, and this rich and fascinating book helps secure him in our mythology.” John Metcali “Her book is a joy, a masterful combination of literary analysis and storytelling . . . May God give all men and women as excellent a biographer as Elspeth Cameron. " Geottrey Molyneux, Vancouver Province

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