The 'I/Eye' of Irving Layton: The Poetic, Masculine and Prophetic Ways of Seeing
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The 'I/Eye' of Irving Layton: The Poetic, Masculine and Prophetic Ways of Seeing
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Abstract |
The author points out that the two most noteworthy characteristic of Montreal poet Irving Layton's poetry are his reliance on the literary device of the persona and a preoccupation with the act of looking. He explains that Layton's three major personae are those of poet, lover and prophet. Each of these personae, the author explains, has a particular way of seeing and a corresponding object of vision. The author argues that the poetic "I/Eye" evaluates the poetic imagination; the masculine "I/Eye" surveys women; and the prophetic "I/Eye" focuses on the nature of human evil.
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Master's Thesis
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Concordia University
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Montreal
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1996
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vi-125p.
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en
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Goodwin, Daniel. “The ‘I/Eye’ of Irving Layton: The Poetic, Masculine and Prophetic Ways of Seeing.” Master’s Thesis, Concordia University, 1996. https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/5145/1/MM18393.pdf.
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