The Icelandic voice in Canadian letters : the contribution of Icelandic-Canadian writers to Canadian literature / Daisy L. Neijmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neijmann, Daisy L., 1963-

Series:

Nordic voices ; v. 1.

Nordic voices ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Icelandic--Canada.

Authors, Icelandic.

Authors, Canadian.

Canadian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Ottawa] : Carleton University Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fascinating study explores a remarkable ethnic-Canadian literature in close textual and contextual terms for the first time. It lays a groundwork for future comparative research in the field of ethnic Canadian studies, and challenges assumptions about cultural identity and human experience of the "new."

Contents:

I Omnia Mea Mecum Porto Literary History and Background of the Icelanders

II The Search For Vinland the Good

"Without a poet you and yours / will disappear and leave no trace"

IV "Your pen is yet a power in your hands" Icelandic-Canadian Literature in English

V The Icelandic Tile in the Canadian Mosaic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53102-X

9786613843470

0-7735-8364-5

OCLC:

770414516