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  1. [?] Abstract: Begun in the last years of Roger White's life, this book had an initial approval by White who read the first draft before he passed away in 1993. The book is essentially a study of White's verse with a short biography and an analysis of the Baha'i Faith.
    [?] Classified in collections Book and Biography and Poetry .
    [?] Language of this document: English
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This book was first published by Juxta Publications in Hong Kong on their internet site in 2003 ten years after Roger White's passing. This book can also be found at other internet sites, but is not as yet available in hard cover. It is the first study of White's poetry in English. The book is 400 pages in length.

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Emergence Of A Baha'i Consciousness In World Literature
The Poetry of Roger White

by Ron Price



formatted for the web by Jonah Winters 10/02








first publication Bahá'í Academics Resource Library, 2002
publication forthcoming








                                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



I. Introduction

                  a. The Emergence of a Bahá'í Consciousness in World Literature       1

                  b. The Poem Not the Poet                                                                   14

                  c. Canada's Third Wave                                                                   35

     

II. Biographical Account

                  a. The First Twenty-Five Years: 1929-1954                                     43

                  b. The Second Twenty-Five Years: 1954-1979                                     67

     

III. The Letters of Roger White                                                                   75

     

IV. The Major Works of Roger White

                  a. Another Song Another Season: The Canadian Who Lives Here             98

                  b. The Witness of Pebbles                                                             126

                  c. One Bird One Cage One Flight                                                       150

                  d. A Novella: A Sudden Music and The Shell and the Pearl             184

                        'Martyrdom and Doing What is Under Your Nose'

                  e. A Poetry Reading: "Lipstick and Bruises"                                     194

                  f. The Language of There                                                             197

                        White: Meant for Beginners

                  g. Notes Postmarked: The Mountain of God                                     216

                        White Exits: Smiling and Heading for 'There'

                  h. Occasions of Grace: An Introduction                                           234

     

V. Special Topics

                  a. White's History                                                                         239

                  b. A Galaxy of Characters                                                             272

                  c. White's Future                                                                         286







Chapter 1

 
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