ENGL 229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Al Purdy, Canadian Identity, Canadian Literature
10 Dec 2020
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Different from poets have have / will look at. Quits school at 17, decided to explore the country but he was poor so he hopped tra out to vancouver. 1941 married eurithe (persona of many of his poems, often uses her as a foil to expre themes) 1944 first book of poetry (bad, the enchanted echo, Had to make a step forward bc this poem book sucked so he started to read. H huge library w a lot of canadian material. 1957 moves to ameliasburgh, near robin lake ontario (signal moment in his life) Here, he builds a-frame house (house became defining object in purdy"s care. Large library in the back of the house. House and surrounding area a ki retreat that inspired many of his poems. Speaks in idiom of common ppl/ of his area. No formal poetic lines; helps him realize the image + message he wanted to a.
