Ragas of Longing: The Poetry of Michael Ondaatje

by Sam Solecki

In Ragas of Longing , Sam Solecki offers the first book-length study of Michael Ondaatje's poetry and its place in his body of work. Relating the poetry to various poetic traditions from classical Tamil to postmodern, Solecki presents a chronological critical reading of Ondaatje's six volumes of poems. Among the study's concerns are the relationship between the poet's life and work, his poetic debts and development, his theory of poetry, and his central...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085431
• ISBN13: 9780802085436
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher