It Runs in the Family: A Reading of Michael Ondaatje's Secular Love

The "aesthetic strategies" Michael Ondaatje uses in "Secular Love" show him moving in a new direction in adapting a version of confessional that results in a lyric sequence that is subjective, personal, and even intimate, but on the poet's terms.

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Published in:University of Toronto quarterly 2001-04, Vol.70 (2), p.633-652
Main Author: Solecki, Sam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian literature
Austrian literature
British & Irish literature
Canadian literature
English literature
Handke, Peter
History & criticism
Lawrence, D H (1885-1930)
Literary criticism
Love
Ondaatje, Michael (1943- )
Poetry
Poets
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Summary:The "aesthetic strategies" Michael Ondaatje uses in "Secular Love" show him moving in a new direction in adapting a version of confessional that results in a lyric sequence that is subjective, personal, and even intimate, but on the poet's terms.
ISSN:0042-0247
1712-5278
DOI:10.3138/utq.70.2.633