New Canadian library : the Ross-McClelland years, 1952-1978 / Janet B. Friskney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friskney, Janet B. (Janet Beverly), 1968-

Series:

Studies in book and print culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Canadian library--History and criticism.

New Canadian library.

Canadian literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Canadian literature.

Ross, Malcolm Mackenzie.

McClelland, Jack, 1922-.

McClelland, Jack.

Physical Description:

xv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2007]

Contents:

Part 1 The Historical Narrative

1 Malcolm Ross, Jack McClelland, and the Launch of the NCL 21

2 Establishing a Canadian Literary Reprint Series, 1958-1967 44

3 Establishment and Its Discontents, 1968-1978 67

Part 2 Editorial Practices and the Selective Tradition

4 Selection, Rejection, and Compromise 91

5 On the Matter of the Source Text 122

6 Canonical Conundrums 152

Appendix A New Canadian Library Titles, 1958-1978 186

Appendix B Copies of NCL Titles Sold Annually, 1958-1979 196

Appendix C Titles Proposed but Not Included in the NCL to 1978 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780802097460

0802097464

OCLC:

145429165