L.M. Montgomery's rainbow valleys : the Ontario years, 1911-1942 / edited by Rita Bode and Lesley D. Clement.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clement, Lesley D. (Lesley Diana), 1951- author, editor.

Contributor:

Bode, Rita, 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942--Homes and haunts--Ontario.

Montgomery, L. M.

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.

Intellectual life.

Ontario--Intellectual life--20th century.

Ontario.

Homes.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 329 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Rainbow valleys

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) and Anne of Green Gables will always be associated with Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's childhood home and the setting of her most famous novels. Yet, after marrying Rev. Ewan Macdonald in 1911, she lived in Ontario for three decades. There she became a mother of two sons, fulfilled the duties of a minister's wife, advocated for copyright protection and recognition of Canadian literature, wrote prolifically, and reached a global readership that has never waned. Engaging with discussions on both her life and her fiction, L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valleys explores the joys, sorrows, and literature that emerged from her transformative years in Ontario. While this time brought Montgomery much pleasure and acclaim, it was also challenged and complicated by a sense of displacement and the need to self-fashion and self-dramatize as she struggled to align her private self with her public persona. Written by scholars from various fields and including a contribution by Montgomery's granddaughter, this volume covers topics such as war, religion, women's lives, friendships, loss, and grief, focusing on a range of related themes to explore Montgomery's varied states of mind. An in-depth study on the life of one of Canada's most internationally acclaimed authors, L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valleys shows how she recreated herself as an Ontario writer and adapted to the rapidly changing world of the twentieth century.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue

1 Leaskdale: L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley / Elizabeth Waterston Waterston, Elizabeth 21

A New Home in Leaskdale: War and Religion

2 "To the Memory of": Leaskdale and Loss in the Great War / Mary Beth Cavert Cavert, Mary Beth 35

3 "Being a Christian" and a Presbyterian in Leaskdale / Margaret Steepler Steepler, Margaret 54

The Changing World of Women: Mother, Daughter, Friend

4 "A Gift for Friendship": Revolutionary Friendship in Anne of the Island and the Blue Castle / Laura M. Robinson Robinson, Laura M. 77

5 The New Mother at Home: Montgomery's Literary Explorations of Motherhood / Caroline E. Jones Jones, Caroline E. 91

Shadows in Rainbow Valley: Loss and Grief

6 The Shadow on the House of Dreams: Montgomery's Re-Visioning of Anne / William V. Thompson Thompson, William V. 113

7 "My Pen Shall Heal, Not Hurt": Writing as Therapy in Rilla of Ingleside and the Blythes Are Quoted / Melanie J. Fishbane Fishbane, Melanie J. 131

Interlude L.M.M. / Katherine Cameron Cameron, Katherine 147

A Sense of Place: Reading and Writing

8 Old Years and Old Books: Montgomery's Ontario Reading and Self-Fashioning / Emily Woster Woster, Emily 151

9 (Re) Locating Montgomery: Prince Edward Island Romance to Southern Ontario Gothic / Natalie Forest Forest, Natalie 166

Travels to Muskoka: Commodification and Tourism

10 Propriety and the Proprietary: The Commodification of Health and Nature in the Blue Castle / E. Holly Pike Pike, E. Holly 187

11 Bala and the Blue Castle: The "Spirit of Muskoka" and the Tourist Gaze / Linda Rodenburg Rodenburg, Linda 203

Life in Toronto: Professional and Cultural Links

12 Advocating for Authors and Battling Critics in Toronto: Montgomery and the Canadian Authors Association / Kate Sutherland Sutherland, Kate 223

13 Toronto's Cultural Scene: Tonic or Toxin for a Sagged Soul? / Lesley D. Clement Clement, Lesley D.

Epilogue

14 Dear Grandmother Maud on the Road to Heaven / Kate MacDonald Butler Butler, Kate MacDonald 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

L.M. Montgomery's rainbow valleys.

ISBN:

9780773545748

0773545743

9780773545755

0773545751

OCLC:

908628764