William Arthur Deacon: A Canadian Literary Life

Clara Thomas; John Lennox

Published by University of Toronto Press 1982

William Arthur Deacon

A Canadian Literary Life

Clara Thomas and John Lennox

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487575014

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About this book

Based on his correspondence, books, and review columns, the biography views Deacon’s life in terms of this involvement and in the context of the cultural and political forces of his time.

Author / Editor information

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.
Lennox John :

John Lennox is a member of the Department of English and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University.

Reviews

‘This is not only a biography of a great and generous man who devoted his life to Canadian writing, publishing, and reviewing; it is also a spirited account of Canadian letters over some four decades. Anyone interested in the literature of our country should read this book.’

Margaret Laurence

‘Je me hâte de vous féliciter de préparer une biographie de cet excellent ami des écrivains canadiens, de langue française et de langue anglaise, qui fut William Arthur Deacon…

C’était un homme d’une exquise générosité…J’ai mille souvenirs heureux de cet homme bon, perspicace et grand ami des Lettres. Je ne puis donc que me réjouir de votre projet d’honorer sa mémoire.’

Gabrielle Roy

‘This valuable volume illuminates the passionate intelligence that turned William Arthur Deacon into Can. Lit.’s earliest and most perceptive Boswell.’

Peter C. Newman

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
PROLOGUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER ONE. A Man with a Mission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
CHAPTER TWO. Apprenticeship and Choice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
CHAPTER THREE. Saturday Night 1922-8 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
CHAPTER FIVE. Writings of the Twenties: Pens and Pirates, P oteen, and Peter McArthur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
CHAPTER SIX. The Four Jameses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Survival Game: Journalism in the Thirties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
CHAPTER EIGHT. A Community of Letters 11: 1930-45 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
CHAPTER NINE. Writings of the Thirties: Open House, My Vision of Canada, and The Literary Map of Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
CHAPTER TEN. The Canadian Authors' Association Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Globe and Mail Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
CHAPTER TWELVE. A Community of Letters 111: 1946-60 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Retirement Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
Selected Writings of William Arthur Deacon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 400

eBook

Published: December 15, 1982
ISBN: 9781487575014