The Cambridge companion to Canadian literature

The Cambridge companion to Canadian literature / edited by Eva-Marie Kröller.

This book offers a comprehensive and lively introduction to major writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature. Addressing traditional assumptions and current issues, contributors pay attention to the social, political and economic developments that have informed literary events. Broad surveys...

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Other Authors: Kröller, Eva-Marie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:Cambridge companions to literature.
Subjects:
Canadian literature > History and criticism > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology
  • Introduction / Eva-Marie Kröller
  • Aboriginal writing / Penny Van Toorn
  • Francophone writing / E.D. Blodgett
  • Exploration and travel / Eva-Marie Kröller
  • Nature-writing / Christoph Irmscher
  • Drama / Ric Knowles
  • Poetry / David Staines
  • Fiction / Marta Dvorak
  • Short fiction / Robert Thacker
  • Writing by women / Coral Ann Howells
  • Life writing / Susanna Egan and Gabriele Helms
  • Regionalism and urbanism / Janice Fiamengo
  • Canadian literary criticism and the idea of a national literature / Magdalene Redekop.

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