The Cambridge companion to Canadian literature / edited by Eva-Marie Kröller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kröller, Eva-Marie, editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature.

Cambridge companions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian literature--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Canadian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 292 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive and lively introduction to major writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature. Addressing traditional assumptions and current issues, contributors pay attention to the social, political and economic developments that have informed literary events. Broad surveys of fiction, drama, and poetry are complemented by chapters on Aboriginal writing, autobiography, literary criticism, writing by women, and the emergence of urban writing in a country historically defined by its regions. Also discussed are genres that have a special place in Canadian literature, such as nature-writing, exploration and travel-writing, and short fiction. Athough the emphasis is on literature in English, a substantial chapter on francophone writing is included.

Contents:

Chronology

Introduction / Eva-Marie Kröller

Aboriginal writing / Penny Van Toorn

Francophone writing / E.D. Blodgett

Exploration and travel / Eva-Marie Kröller

Nature-writing / Christoph Irmscher

Drama / Ric Knowles

Poetry / David Staines

Fiction / Marta Dvorak

Short fiction / Robert Thacker

Writing by women / Coral Ann Howells

Life writing / Susanna Egan and Gabriele Helms

Regionalism and urbanism / Janice Fiamengo

Canadian literary criticism and the idea of a national literature / Magdalene Redekop.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

ISBN:

1-139-81676-4

0-511-99927-5