Literary History of Canada: Canadian Literature in English, Volume III (Second Edition)

Published by University of Toronto Press 1976

Literary History of Canada

Canadian Literature in English, Volume III (Second Edition)

Edited by: Carl Klinck , Alfred Bailey , Claude Bissell , Roy Daniells , Northrop Frye and Desmond Pacey

Volume 3 in the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487589370

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About this book

This major effort of a large group of scholars working in the field of English-language Canadian literature provides a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work.It represents a positive attempt to give a history of Canada in terms of writings which deserve attention because of significant thought, form, and use of language.

Author / Editor information

Klinck Carl :

Carl F. Klinck (1908-1990) was a Canadian literary historian and academic. In 1928, he became an associate professor of English at Waterloo College, becoming head of the department in 1940. From 1943 to 1948, he was the Dean of Waterloo College. He was the general editor of Literary History of Canada in 1965.
Bailey Alfred :

Alfred G. Bailey (1905-1997) was an ethnohistorian, anthropologist, university builder and administrator, and among the first of Canada's "modernist" poets. He was Honorary Librarian and CEO of the University of New Brunswick Library from 1946 to 1959. From 1946 to 1964, he was the first Dean of Arts at UNB, and from 1965 to 1969, he was Vice President Academic. He retired in 1970.
Bissell Claude :

Claude Bissell (1916-2000) was a Canadian author and educator. In 1952 he was made assistant professor at the University of Toronto. From 1956 to 1958 he was president of Carleton College (now Carleton University), and returned to the University of Toronto in 1958 to become the eighth president from 1958 to 1971.
Daniells Roy :

Roy Daniells (1902-1979) was a Canadian poetry professor. In 1965, Daniells was named the first University Professor of English Language and Literature. He helped build the University of British Columbia's creative writing department and fostered the careers of several major Canadian writers.
Frye Northrop :

Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most influential English scholars and literary critics. Northrop Frye was a professor in the Department of English at Victoria University in the University of Toronto from 1939 until his death. His works include Words with Power and Anatomy of Criticism.

Pacey Desmond :

Desmond Pacey (1917-1975) was a pioneer of Canadian literary criticism. He was also a notable author of verse and short fiction and a long-time university administrator – as dean of graduate studies, as academic vice president, and as acting president – until his death in 1975. He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal by the Royal Society of Canada in 1972.

Reviews

' ... this book performs a rare and valuable service: it relates literature to the culture and history of the land.'

'Delightfully readable ... Ideal for courses in Canadian literature, the book should be read by every English major. Strongly recommended to all libraries.'

Hilda Neatby:

'The variety of theme – there are chapters on history, philosophy, travel books, animal stories, and children's books as well as on the conventional poetry, novels, drama, and belles-lettres – and the freshness and vigour of writing, based for the most part on the original investigations of the authors, combine to produce a volume which is itself an important event in Canadian literary history ... No one can fail to be grateful for the labour and learning which have gone into the production of a remarkable contribution to our cultural and intellectual history.'

'Brilliant'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Desmond Pacey: 1917-1975 Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. Politics and Literature in the 1960s Claude Bissell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Course of Canadian Criticism Desmond Pacey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
3. Literary Criticism and Scholarship Lauriat Lane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
4. Canadian History Michael S. Cross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. Philosophical Literature Thomas A. Goudge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
6. Religious and Theological Writings John Webster Grant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
7. The Physical Sciences and Engineering John H. Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
8. The Biological Sciences William E. Swinton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
9. Writing in the Social Sciences Henry B. Mayo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
10. Critical Theory: Some Trends Malcolm Ross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
11. Essays and Biography. I. Essays Brandon Conron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
11. Essays and Biography. II. Biography Clara Thomas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
12. Children's Literature Sheila A. Egoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
13. Drama and Theatre John Ripley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
14. Fiction William H. New Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
15. Poetry George Woodcock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Conclusion Northrop Frye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Bibliography and Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	344
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1976
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 406

eBook

Published: February 19, 2019
ISBN: 9781487589370