NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Frank Davey

Frank Davey (born April 19, 1940) is a Canadian poet and scholar. He attended the University of British Columbia where he was one of the founding editors of the poetry journal Tish. He then became a professor at York University in Toronto. He currently lives in London, Ontario.

Works:

Poetry:

Bridge Force - 1965
L'An Trentiesme - 1972
Arcana - 1973
Capitalistic Affection - 1982
Edward and Patricia - 1984
The Abostford Guide to India - 1986
Popular Narratives - 1994

Non-Fiction:

Five Readings of Olson's Maximus - 1970
Earle Birney - 1971
Surviving the Paraphrase - 1983
Margaret Atwood: A Feminist Poetics - 1984
Reading Canadian Reading - 1985

Categories: 1940 births | Canadian poets

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Davey, Frank (219 words)
	Davey, Frank, poet, critic, editor (b at Vancouver, BC 19 Apr 1940).
	Davey's poetry reveals a strong mistrust of metaphor: he bases his work on a direct emotional presentation of both public and private events.
	In his literary criticism, Davey has argued strongly against the thematic basis of much Canadian criticism and in favour of a more formalist approach.

Studies in Canadian Literature (8287 words)
	Frank Davey is presenting his paper entitled "Surviving the Paraphrase" at the founding meeting of the Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures in Toronto.
	Davey's conciliatory position at the end of "Surviving the Paraphrase" serves to reaffirm the value of the group he is addressing, and his position as a speaker for that group.
	Davey asserts that the type of criticism he is advocating "would turn the critic's attention back to where the writer's must always be"--on "writing as writing." The closing gesture both privileges writing over criticism and simultaneously equates it with the critical act.

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