Avant Canada : poets, prophets, revolutionaries /

It's a collection of original essays and supporting creative works on an array of Canadian literary avant-garde movements from the past fifty years. Featuring 28 writers and critics in the field, it offers an overview of the past, present and future of Canadian avantgarde writing. It's com...

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Other Authors: Betts, Gregory, 1975- (Editor), Bök, Christian, 1966- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfred Laurier University Press, [2019]
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Summary:It's a collection of original essays and supporting creative works on an array of Canadian literary avant-garde movements from the past fifty years. Featuring 28 writers and critics in the field, it offers an overview of the past, present and future of Canadian avantgarde writing. It's complete survey of contemporary avantgarde activity in Canada. It explores the intersection of Canadian avantgardisms and Indigenous decolonization. Finally, it discusses controversial topics such as the relationship between Canadian and Indigenous literature, cultural appropriation, gender and the Conceptual Writing movement.
Physical Description:x, 340 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-330) and index.
ISBN:9781771123525
1771123524