Beyond the Last Dragon: A life of Edwin Morgan (Non-Fiction)
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The biography sheds light on the exemplary application that sustained an almost constant stream of production in poetry, translation, criticism and (latterly) drama over eight decades from the 1930s to the 2000s. It makes it clear that Morgan was not - like, say, Donald Davie - an academic who happened to be a poet, but rather a poet who made his living as an academic. --Patrick Crotty, Times Literary Supplement
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'My book of the year - my favourite story - was James McGonigal's Beyond the Last Dragon, his honest, lucid, measured and deeply moving biography of Edwin Morgan.' Liz Lochhead 'The dragon of this book's title is death. The author begins his outstanding account with an analysis of several dreams that troubled the poet as he neared that deferred demise. This is no mere device. It gets the book off to a beguilingly symbolic start and is expertly followed up.' Donny O'Rourke, Scottish Left Review 'McGonigal negotiates Morgan's relationships with sensitivity, particularly with regards to his semi-hidden and then blossoming but illegal sexuality. He is intimate but not prurient.' Michael Gardiner, Scottish Review of Books
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This biography of the late Edwin Morgan appears just a few short weeks after the poet's death. It is no rush job however, but a work of several years' making by the poet's close friend James McGonigal and with his full cooperation. From Chapter One McGonigal eases the reader gently into one of the most readable and accessable biographies of recent times and, in literary terms, one of the most important. The book brings many aspects of Edwin Morgan's life to light for the first time, not least being the story of his brilliant translation work. From his early years in Rutherglen to his closing years in a care home Edwin Morgan's association with the city of Glasgow was total, and yet his mind and work ranged across Europe, the world, and into both space and time. It also describes his relationship with John Scott and how, in some ways as a consequence, the work was liberated and increased. Honoured in death as he was revered in life, Edwin Morgan's work will be enjoyed, and his influence will continue, for many years. This is the definitive biography.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book not really knowing what to expect; I'm not a man and I'm not gay. And I am pleased to say I have been enjoying it for a variety of reasons. It's very informative, but in a way that lets you put it down and pick it up at will. It's got lots of photos of Edwin Morgan, his family, friends and associates, and is interestingly set out and written. A lot of thought has gone into it. I bought it for myself, but I would now consider giving it as a gift to someone with an interest in the arts in Scotland, or quite simply an interest in art and literature in the 20th century.
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