True poetry : traditional and popular verse in Ontario / Pauline Greenhill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenhill, Pauline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk poetry, Canada--Ontario--History and criticism.

Folk poetry, Canada.

Canadian poetry--Ontario--History and criticism.

Canadian poetry.

Physical Description:

xvi, 229 p. : 2 maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the importance of traditional and popular poetry for the poets, the presenters, and the local audience, Greenhill examines the activity of creating and using poetry in a community context. She gives numerous examples of Ontario folk verse, among them twenty-one poems about Canadian runner Terry Fox, whose battle with cancer inspired many folk poets. True Poetry pioneers the examination of folk poetry in Canada and adds to a limited body of scholarship on the topic. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with Canadian society, traditional folklore, and popular culture.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Maps and Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Appropriation, Appropriateness, and Ontario Folk Poetry

The Appropriateness of Community

Ontario Folk Poetry and its Appropriate Contexts

Appropriating Popular Poetry

Appropriating a Hero

Folk Poetry and Opposition

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85133-0

9786612851339

0-7735-6199-4