A history of Canadian fiction / David Staines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staines, David, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian fiction--History and criticism.

Canadian fiction.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvii, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"A History of Canadian Fiction is the first one-volume history to chart its development from earliest times to the present day. Recounting the struggles and the glories of this burgeoning area of investigation, it explains Canada's literary growth alongside its remarkable history. Highlighting the people who have shaped and are shaping Canadian literary culture, the book examines such major figures as Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and Thomas King, concluding with young authors of today whose major successes reflect their indebtedness to their Canadian forbears"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Beginnings

2. From Romance towards Realism

3. Emerging into Realism

4. The Foundational Fifties

5. The Second Feminist Wave

6. The Flourishing of the Wests

7. Canada's Second Century

8. Indigenous Voices

9. Naturalized Canadian Writers

10. Canadian Fiction in the Twenty-First Century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Staines, David, 1946- History of Canadian fiction

ISBN:

9781108418089

1108418082

9781108406468

1108406467

OCLC:

1225977078