Ian Hamilton Finlay, 8: Selections

by Finlay, Ian Hamilton
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ISBN: 9780520270596
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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.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Finlay, Ian Hamilton
  • ISBN: 9780520270596
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 334
  • Publication Year: 2012
Language: English

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