The Cambridge companion to Canadian literature /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Cambridge companions to literature.
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| 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. Although the emphasis is on literature in English, a substantial chapter on francophone writing is included. |
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| Physical Description: | xli, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-310) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107159624 1107159628 9781316612408 1316612406 |