Opposite Contraries: The Unknown Journals of Emily Carr and Other Writings

by Emily Carr

Book Overview

Previously unpublished writings from Emily Carr's journals, notebooks and correspondence that provide fresh insights into the life and character of a Canadian legend. EMILY CARR (1871-1945) was an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550548964
• ISBN13: 9781550548969
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

I received it in paperback. Although it says here that it is hardcover.

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42,000 words from Carr's previously published journals

Award-winning author and cultural critic Susan Crean gathers previously unpublished writings from Emily Carr's journals, notebooks, and epistles, as well as 42,000 words from Carr's previously published journals for inclusion into Opposite Contraries: The Unknown Journals Of Emily Carr And Other Writings. An absorbing and eclectic collection of discourse, the entries range from Carr's father's no-nonsense rendition of the facts of life, to the complete text of Carr's 1913 "Lecture on Totems" concerning Native imagery and Native people, Opposite Contraries is highly recommended -- especially for students of the life and work of Emily Carr, who although best known as an extraordinary painter, was also the author of seven quite popular and critically praised books.