Eli Mandel
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Eli Mandel PhD, D.Litt (hon.) (3 December 1922 - 3 September 1992) was a Canadian poet and literary academic.
He was born Elias Wolf Mandel in Estevan, Saskatchewan to Jewish parents who emigrated from Russia. After serving in Canada's Medical Corps during World War 2, he studied English at the University of Saskatchewan attaining a Master of Arts degree in 1950. His further studies at the University of Toronto would earn him a PhD in 1957.
Mandel worked in academic postings at the University of Alberta and York University. Besides his poetry, he wrote other works such as his 1969 essay on fellow poet Irving Layton. He died in Toronto.
Awards and recognition
- 1967: poetry/drama winner, Governor General's Awards, An Idiot Joy
- 1989: honourary Doctor of Letters, York University [York University Honorary Degree Recipients]
Bibliography
Partial list of works:- 1967: An Idiot Joy (Hurtig)
- 1969: Irving Layton (Forum House), edited by William French
- 1973: Crusoe: Poems Selected and New (Anansi)
- 1973: Stony Plain (Porcepic) ISBN 0888780109
- 1977: Out Of Place (Porcepic) ISBN 0888780745
- 1981: Dreaming Backwards, compilation 1954-1981 (General) ISBN 077361091X
- 2000: The Other Harmony, compilation (Canadian Plains Research Centre) ISBN 0889771383
References
External links
- [OneZeroZero: Eli Mandel], accessed 10 July 2006
- [Sask 2005: Eli Mandel profile], accessed 10 July 2006
- [University of Manitoba collections: Eli Mandel fonds summary], accessed 10 July 2006
- [The Canadian Encyclopedia: Eli Mandel], accessed 10 July 2006
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