Rudy Wiebe and the historicity of the word / Penny van Toorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Toorn, Penelope, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wiebe, Rudy, 1934---Criticism and interpretation.

Wiebe, Rudy.

Canadian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In her entertaining study of Rudy Wiebe's novels, Penny van Toorn presents a new way of reading his work. She analyzes Wiebe's struggle to control the "socially contested territory" of language and principles that underlie his complex narrative structures. Drawing on Wiebe's manuscript materials, interviews, and Wiebe's Mennonite background, history, and political values, van Toorn gives the first real answer to his famous question: "Where is the voice coming from?"

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1 The Politics of Narrative Practice

2 Peace Shall Destroy Many: Breaking Open the Capsule

3 First and Vital Candle: Beyond Polyphony

4 The Blue Mountains of China: History as Inadvertent Confession

5 The Temptations of Big Bear: Redeeming Canada's Past

6 The Scorched-Wood People: Freed into Certain Bondage

7 My Lovely Enemy: The Beloved Familiar and the Beloved New

8 Where is Your Voice Coming From, Rudy Wiebe?

Appendix: The Early History and Doctrines of the Mennonite Church

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-245) and index.

ISBN:

1-4593-0165-X

1-4175-9130-7

OCLC:

243594375