Octaves of Narcissus
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1983
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780864920232
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $6.95
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Description
Inspired in part by classical literature and Scripture, Elizabeth Harper's poems are literate, charged, and demanding in their emotional and intellectual range. Octaves of Narcissus is her first collection of poetry since Games Like Passacaglia.
About the author
Born in Sackville, New Brunswick, where her father was a Baptist minister and her mother a music teacher, Elizabeth Harper attended Acadia University before moving to London, Ontario, where she taught high school English.