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Published to coincide with Enright's seventieth birthday in March 1990, these twenty-two essays provide a rich account of this much admired poet, critic, and novelist. Written by such distinguished poets and writers as Douglas Dunn, Blake Morrison, Naomi Lewis, Paul Theroux, Derwent May, Anthony Thwaite, Donald Davie, P.N. Furbank, and Peter Porter, among others, the essays comprise memoirs, biographies, and critical studies.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0192129899
- ISBN 13 9780192129895
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
- EditorSimms Jacqueline
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Hardcover. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Hardback with D/J in good condition, ex library book. This collection of 22 essays celebrates the 70th birthday of the well-known poet, critic and novelist D.J. Enright. Blending personal memoir with critical analysis, this is a study of the liberal, humanist writer whose work as Professor of English took him to Japan, Alexandria, and finally, Singapore. Amongst the contributors are: Paul Theroux, Derwent May, Douglas Dunn, Naomi Lewis, A.S.Byatt, P.N.Furbank and Peter Porter. ISBN 0-19-212989-9 0192129899. Seller Inventory # 2760
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Life by other means : essays on D.J. Enright / edited by Jacqueline Simms ; [contributors, John Bayley and others]
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Life by other means : essays on D.J. Enright / edited by Jacqueline Simms ; [contributors, John Bayley and others]
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ISBN 10: 0192129899
ISBN 13: 9780192129895
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1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiv, 193 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190). Contents; On Academic year / Anthony Thwaite -- Enright's Japan / Russell Greenwood -- The mendicant professor : a self-confessed Liberal in Singapore / Koh Tai Ann -- Dennis Enright : a portrait / Paul Theroux -- Scenes from publishing life / Jeremy Lewis -- It is too easy for the literary man to forget : D.J. Enright as book reviewer / Derwent May -- Adding to truth : the anthologist at work / David Rawlinson -- Fandango with the professor / Gavin Young -- In and out of the movement / Blake Morrison -- The thunder of humanity : Enright's liberal imagination / Douglas Dunn -- The accents of Enright / William Walsh -- A humanist poet? / P.N. Furbank -- The Terrible Shears : more notes on nostalgia / David Ellis -- The Facts of Life : poem written on reading The Terrible Shears / Patricia Beer -- Shadow play : D.J. Enright's books for children / Naomi Lewis -- I rather like the sound of foreign languages like Ezra Pound / Peter Porter -- Those foreigners / John Bayley -- A Faust Book / Leonard Forster -- Hearing about damnation / Donald Davie -- A sense of religion : Enright's God / A.S. Byatt -- Untold stories / Shirley Chew. Subjects; Enright, D. J. (Dennis Joseph) 1920-2002. Enright, D. J. (Dennis Joseph) 1920-2002 Criticism and interpretation. Authors, English 20th century ; Biography. Critics Great Britain ; Biography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 416678
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