Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Weir, J. E. (John Edward), 1935-

Description

1. 2 volumes : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. "James K. Baxter was not a man of few words, and his private correspondence was no exception. Letters of a Poet, edited by his good friend and frequent correspondent John Weir, contains almost 900 of Baxter's letters from 1939 to 1972, covering his teenage years and entire adult life. Frank, funny, generous, sometimes filthy, packed with poems and musings on love, the Catholic faith, and how to live well and write well, they provide remarkable new insights into his life and work. The two volumes include letters to his parents, Archibald and Millicent Baxter, the conscientious objector Noel Ginn, and many of the leading literary figures of the time, including Charles Brasch, Allen Curnow, Frank Sargeson, Fleur Adcock, Lawrence Baigent, Barry Crump, Maurice Shadbolt, W.H. Oliver, Robin Dudding and many more"--Publisher information.

Subject

1. Poets, New Zealand > 20th century > Correspondence
2. Baxter, James K > Correspondence
3. Personal correspondence
4. Dramatists, New Zealand > 20th century > Correspondence

Genre/Form

1. Personal correspondence.

Contents

1. Volume 1. 1939-1961. Introduction -- Chronology -- Dunedin and Christchurch : The early years, 1939-1948 -- The Wellington years, 1949-1961 -- Volume 2. 1962-1972. The Wellington years, 1962-1965 -- Return to Dunedin, 1966-1968 -- The Jerusalem years, 1969-1972 -- Abbreviations -- Notes and references -- Notes on correspondents -- Gossary of Māori words and phrases -- Index by correspondent -- Index.

Call number

1. JFE 19-6992

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Author

1. Baxter, James K., author.

Title

1. James K. Baxter : letters of a poet / edited and with an introduction by John Weir.

Publisher

1. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 2019.

Manufacturer

1. ©2019.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added author

1. Weir, J. E. (John Edward), 1935- editor, writer of introduction.

LCCN

1. 2018493433

ISBN

1. 9781776562046 (volume 1)
2. 1776562046 (volume 1)
3. 9781776562053 (volume 2)
4. 1776562054 (volume 2)
5. 9781776562039 (slipcase)
6. 1776562038 (slipcase)

Research call number

1. JFE 19-6992