One Half of Robertson Davies - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A collection of speeches on literature, academia, and more by the "</b><b>extremely entertaining novelist and public speaker" (<i>The Washington Post</i>).</b> <p/> These public addresses by the acclaimed Canadian man of letters and <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author Robertson Davies provides portraits of literary personalities, advice on writers and writing, and comments on academia and the modern world. Whether giving advice to schoolgirls, discussing the Age of Aquarius as seen by alchemists, exploring Jungian psychology in the theater and insanity in literature, or telling us how to design a haunted house, Davies brings to all his subjects the same intensity and marvelous craftsmanship that are the hallmarks of his fictional creations.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was born and raised in Ontario, and was educated at a variety of schools, including Upper Canada College, Queen's University, and Balliol College, Oxford. He had three successive careers: as an actor with the Old Vic Company in England; as publisher of the Peterborough Examiner; and as university professor and first Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto, from which he retired in 1981 with the title of Master Emeritus. He was one of Canada's most distinguished men of letters, with several volumes of plays and collections of essays, speeches, and <i>belles lettres</i> to his credit. As a novelist, he gained worldwide fame for his three trilogies: <i>The Salterton Trilogy</i>, <i>The Deptford Trilogy</i>, and <i>The Cornish Trilogy</i>, and for later novels <i>Murther and Walking Spirits</i> and <i>The Cunning Man</i>. His career was marked by many honors: He was the first Canadian to be made an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, he was a Companion of the Order of Canada, and he received honorary degrees from twenty-six American, Canadian, and British universities.
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