Racial, ethnic, gender and class representations in Margaret Laurence's writings / by Andreea Topor-Constantin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Topor-Constantin, Andreea.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual perception in literature.

Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.

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

Women and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Neb. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENDER AND CLASS REPRESENTATIONS IN MARGARET LAURENCEaS WRITINGS is a study on Canada, Canadian literature and Margaret Laurenceas works in particular, thus addressing various kinds of readership. If we only focus our attention on Canada, it is mainly dedicated to Canadianists. Considering that it is a thorough analysis of various literary genres, the book can be of interest to all literature lovers. At the same time, the book explores the parallelism between life and fiction, emphasising Laurenceas biographic and realist elements and their influence on the writeras fictional writing, revealing real and imaginary worlds which would appeal to anybodyas literary needs. - The contribution to the already existent criticism of Margaret Laurenceas works lies in the analysis of her work as an entity, balancing both terms of the common binary oppositions: fiction vs. non-fiction, Africa vs. Canada, white vs. Black or Metis. In spite of critical comments which might be raised, Andreea Topor-Constantin undertakes the role to comment how the voice of the marginal makes itself heard throughout her books, underlying Laurenceas emphasis on characterisation and her genuine concern for people. - This book swiftly shifts from the African to the writeras Canadian background, from adultsa to childrenas literature, from novels to short stories, from essays to letters, in order to challenge readersa perceptions of race, ethnicity, gender and class. - - - -

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4438-5096-9

OCLC:

1160547144