Authors and audiences : popular Canadian fiction in the early twentieth century / Clarence Karr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karr, Clarence, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Canadian fiction.

Authors and readers--Canada--History--20th century.

Authors and readers.

Popular literature--Canada--History and criticism.

Popular literature.

Popular culture--Canada--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca, [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Authors and Audiences reveals the cultural milieu that gave rise to the golden age of hardcover fiction. Karr describes the relationships between authors, literary agents, and publishers in Toronto, London, New York, and other centres; examines the relationship between authors and the movie industry; and discusses the reception of fiction by critics and readers. This is the first Canadian study to use fan mail to highlight readers' interactions with author and text. Karr places the authors' careers in an international setting and shows how, despite living a considerable distance from the leading cultural production centres of New York and London, they became internationally recognized and read.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Five Authors in a Modern World

The Golden Age

Apprenticeships, Writing, and Careers

Authors, Publishers, and Agents

Ralph Connor, the Sky Pilot

Robert Stead, Philosopher and Artist

Nellie McClung and Pearlie Watson

Lucy Maud Montgomery and Anne

Arthur Stringer, the Debonair Businessman

Readers and Reading

Books and Movies

Being Canadian

Conclusion: Journeys’ End

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85879-3

9786612858796

0-7735-6860-3

OCLC:

180773085