The Midnight Letterbox: Selected Correspondence 1950 - 2010 - Softcover

Edwin Morgan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178410079X ISBN 13: 9781784100797

Publisher: Lives and Letters, 2015

Synopsis

One of the central figures of twentieth-century Scottish literature, Edwin Morgan was a prolific letter-writer. His correspondence, like his poetry, is wide-ranging, full of generosity and enthusiasm, and above all a testament to his lifelong commitment to exploring the possibilities of poetry. This selection of his letters, spanning Morgan's full career as a teacher and writer, enables readers to track the development of his ideas, his friendships and his creative collaborations. At the same time it provides a superbly engaging portrait of a man with a boundless interest in the fast-changing world around him.

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About the Author

Edwin Morgan was born in Glasgow and lived there almost all his life. He completed a Master's degree at Glasgow University before teaching there, becoming Professor of English in 1975. He was the leading translator of Europoean poetry into English and Scots. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1980. James McGonigal was Professor of Education at Glasgow University. Beyond the Last Dragon, his biography of Edwin Morgan, was published in 2012. John Coyle is Senior Lecturer in English at Glasgow University and a leading critic of modernism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lives and Letters
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178410079X
• ISBN 13: 9781784100797
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: James McGonigal, John Coyle