A History of Canadian Literature Contributor(s): New (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773525971 ISBN-13: 9780773525979 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 * Out of Print * Annotation: A History of Canadian Literature looks at the work of writers and the social and cultural contexts that helped shape their preoccupations and direct their choice of literary form. W.H. New explains how - from early records of oral tales to the writing strategies of the early twenty-first century - writer, reader, literature, and society are interrelated. In this second edition, he adds a lengthy chapter that considers how writers at the turn of the twenty-first century have reimagined their society and their roles within it. Some of these writers have spoken from and about various social margins (dealing with issues of race, status, ethnicity, and sexuality), some have sought emotional understanding through strategies of history and memory, some have addressed environmental concerns, and some have reconstructed the world by writing across genres and across different media. All genres are represented, with examples chosen primarily, but not exclusively, from anglophone and francophone texts. A chronology, plates, a series of tables, and an expanded bibliography supplement the commentary. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
Dewey: 809.811 |
LCCN: 2004555150 |
Physical Information: 1.29" H x 5.84" W x 9.18" L (1.47 lbs) 488 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps |
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