The Merry Heart: Selections 1980-1995
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The Merry Heart: Selections 1980-1995 by Glyn Davies
Readers around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies's writings on the world of books and the miracle of language captures his inimitable voice and sustains his presence among us. Coming almost entirely from Davies? own files of unpublished material, these twenty-four essays and lectures range over themes from The Novelist and Magic to Literature and Technology, from Painting, Fiction, and Faking, to Can a Doctor Be a Humanist? and Creativity in Old Age. For devotees of Davies and all lovers of literature and language, here is the urbanity, wit, and high seriousness mixed by a master chef (Cleveland Plain Dealer)?vintage delights from an exquisite literary menu. Davies himself says merely: Lucky writers. . .like wine, die rich in fruitiness and delicious aftertaste, so that their works survive them.- Viking will publish Robertson Davies? Happy Alchemy in July 1998
- Many fine works by Robertson Davies are available from Penguin including The Deptford Trilogy, The Cornish Trilogy, and The Salterton Trilogy
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| ISBN 13 | 9780771025846 |
| ISBN 10 | 077102584X |
| Title | The Merry Heart: Selections 1980-1995 |
| Author | Glyn Davies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Mcclelland And Stewart |
| Year published | 1996-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 385 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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