Reading in : Alice Munro's archives / JoAnn McCaig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCaig, JoAnn, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Munro, Alice, 1931-2024--Criticism and interpretation.

Munro, Alice.

Munro, Alice, 1931-2024--Archives.

Feminism and literature--Canada--History--20th century.

Feminism and literature.

Women and literature--Canada--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Waterloo, Ont.] : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What can we learn about authorship through a reading of a writer's archive? Collections of authors' manuscripts and correspondence have traditionally been used in ways that further illuminate the published text. JoAnn McCaig sets out to show how archival materials can also provide fascinating insights into the business of culture, reveal the individuals, institutions, and ideologies that shape the author and her work, and describe the negotiations that occur between an author and the cultural marketplace. Using a feminist cultural studies approach, JoAnn McCaig ""reads in"" to the

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction: Wrestling with a Fine Woman; Chapter II: "Canadian": Creating the Creator; Chapter III: "Woman" : Useful Recognitions and Misrecognitions; Chapter IV: "Short Story": Remaking Genre; Chapter V: "Writer": Implications of Authority; Chapter VI: Conclusion: What Is a Canadian Woman Short Story Author?; Appendixes; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index.

ISBN:

9786610925247

9781280925245

1280925248

9780889209480

0889209480

9780585469522

0585469520

OCLC:

753479539