Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selections, Edited and With an Introduction by Alec Finlay

Finlay, Ian Hamilton/ Finlay, Alec (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0520270592 / ISBN 13: 9780520270596

Published by Univ of California Pr, 2012

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1st edition. 334 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selections, Edited and With an Introduction by Alec Finlay
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520270592
• ISBN 13: 9780520270596
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.42 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique “poem of place” in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist, revealing the full breadth and richness of his poetics. It illuminates the evolution from his early years of composing plays, stories, and lyrical poems to his discovery of Concrete poetry and his emergence as a key figure in the international avant-garde of the 1960s.

About the Author

Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) was an acclaimed Scottish poet and artist. Alec Finlay is an artist and poet.