A "commonplace book," must, by its very nature, be unique, a mixture of personal, critical, playful, and profound musings. In Interplay, the noted critic and poet D. J. Enright has arranged and expanded his jottings, thoughts, observations, and impressions from over the years, resulting in a moving, lucid, and inviting mixture of autobiography and commentary.
Much of what Enright shares concerns literary matters: the eccentricities of reviewing;...