The Colosseum Critical Introduction to David Mason

The book examines David Mason's career in detail, from his very first volume (1990) to his most recent publications. It brings out the full range of his accomplishment in a number of different genres - lyrics, narrative poetry, verse drama, children's verse, and opera libretti - and also examines his critical essays and memoirs. While offering close readings of all his most important poems - from the shortest epigram to the book-length verse narrative, "Ludlow" - the book also provides the biographical context for these works, giving an insight into a rich and varied life that has spanned three continents.