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

Published by University of Toronto Press 1990

Literary History of Canada

Canadian Literature in English, Volume IV (Second Edition)

Edited by: William New , Carl Berger , Alan Cairns , Francess Halpenny , Henry Kreisel , Douglas Lochhead , Philip Stratford and Clara Thomas

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487589547

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This new volume of the Literary History of Canada covers the continuing development of English-Canadian writing from 1972 to 1984. As with the three earlier volumes, this book is an invaluable guide to recent developments in English-Canadian literature and a resource for both the general reader and the specialist researcher.

Author / Editor information

New William :

William H. New is a Canadian poet and literary critic. He taught English at the University of British Columbia from 1965 to 2003. In 2007, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. For 29 years, he held editorial positions at Canadian Literature and, in 2004, was made Editor Emeritus.
Berger Carl :

Carl Berger, FRSC, is an emeritus professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto.
Cairns Alan :

Alan Cairns is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of British Columbia and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Waterloo.
Halpenny Francess :

Francess G. Halpenny is the former managing editor of University of Toronto Press and is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto.
Kreisel Henry :

Henry Kriesel (1922-1991) was a novelist, professor, administrator. He held positions of Chair of English, Vice President Academic and University Professor at the University of Alberta.
Lochhead Douglas :

Douglas Lochhead (1922-2011) was a professor emeritus of Mount Allison University.
Stratford Philip :

Philip Stratford (1927-1999) was a poet, a pioneer translator of Canadian literature and a professor emeritus of English at the Université de Montréal.
Thomas Clara :

Clara Thomas (1919-2013) was a professor emerita of English at York University. Through her publishing, teaching and public speaking, she continuously sought to raise the profile of Canadian women writers both within the country and within the international community.

Reviews

David Staines:
'An important event in the history of Canadian literature ... the finest scholars and critics of the Canadian scene explore and define growth of every form of literary activity in Canada from its literary beginnings.'
Linda Beisenthal:
'One of the most important, if not the most important, studies of Canada's intellectual and cultural life.'
William French:
'A monumental work of scholarship ... a balanced and judicious analysis of Canadian writing in English from its earliest beginnings.'

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Global History

History

Topics in History

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Frontmatter

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Preface

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Introduction

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1. Poetry

Laurie Ricou
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2. Short Fiction

David Jackel
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3. The Novel

Linda Hutcheon
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4. Translation

Philip Stratford
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5. Theory and Criticism: Trends in Canadian Literature

Barry Cameron
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6. Scholarship and Criticism

B. Rajan
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7. Writing for Radio, Television, and Film

Robert Fothergill
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8. Theatre and Drama

Brian Parker and Cynthia Zimmerman
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9. Children's Literature

Frances Frazer
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10. Folklore

Edith Fowke
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11. Anthropological Literature

Bruce G. Trigger
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12. Writings in Political Science

Alan C. Cairns and Douglas Williams
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13. Writings in Canadian History

Carl Berger
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14. Life-Writing

Shirley Neuman
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15. Writings in Psychology

Raymond S. Corteen
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16. From Author to Reader

Francess G. Halpenny
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Notes

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Contributors

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Index

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Language: English

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Copyright year: 1990

Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;

Pages

Main content: 524

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ISBN: 9781487589547