Powers of being : David Holbrook and his work / edited by Edwin Webb
1995, 1st edition. Madison London ; Cranbury, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Associated University Presses. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #445641
ISBN: 0838635296
Physical description; 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Contents; pt. 1. David Holbrook: David Holbrook: a portrait / Boris Ford -- pt. 2. Educationist: Teaching English: a view from the classroom / Michael Charles -- English for living / Edwin Webb -- A relish for the English word / Roger Knight -- A moral approach to English / Gordon Pradl -- The tradition of poetic humanism and the teaching of the arts / Peter Abbs -- Working on one's inner world / John Paynter -- pt. 3. Critic: Language and the experiencing self / Margaret Weldhen -- Psychoanalysis and the humanities: the Toronto experience / Andrew Brink -- Looking: subjectivity and the true self / Ann Ulanov and Barry Ulanov -- Cupid and Psyche: understanding the workings of the female mind / Pam Taylor -- England's only existentialist philosopher / Roger Poole -- pt. 4. Poet and novelist: "The petals of man": the relationship of David Holbrook's criticism to his poetry / John Ferns -- "The probes that are creation": a criticism of David Holbrook's poetry / Ian Robinson -- The novels of David Holbrook / Geoffrey Strickland. Subjects; Holbrook, David 1923-2011 Criticism and interpretation. Holbrook, David 1923-2011. English literature 20th century Criticism, Textual. English poetry 20th century History and criticism. Criticism, Textual.
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