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Book SynopsisThe first collection of critical essays devoted to the study of English-Canadian literary anthologies brings together the work of thirteen prominent critics to investigate anthology formation in Canada and answer these key questions: Why are there so many literary anthologies in Canada, and how can we trace their history? What role have anthologies played in the formation of Canadian literary taste? How have anthologies influenced the training of students from generation to generation? What literary values do the editors of various anthologies tend to support, and how do these values affect canon formation in Canada? How have different genres fared in the creation of literary anthologies? How do Canadian anthologies transmit ideas about gender, region, ideology, and nation?
Specific essays focus on anthologies as national metaphors, the controversies surrounding early literary collections, representations of First Nations peoples in anthologies, and the ways in which various editors have understood exploration narratives. In addition, the collection examines the representation of women in Canadian anthologies, the use of anthologies as teaching tools, and the creation of some very odd Canadian anthologies along the way.
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Introduction Robert LeckerAnthems and Anthologies Richard CavellThe Poetry of the Canoe: William Douw Lighthall's Songs of the Great Dominion D.M.R. BentleyPublication, Performances, and Politics: The ""Indian Poems"" of E. Pauline Johnson / Tekhionwake (1861-1913) and Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947) Margery FeeExcerpts of Exploration Writing in Anthologies of English-Canadian Literature Cheryl CundellAnthologies and the Canonization Process: A Case Study of the English-Canadian Literary Field, 1920-1950 Peggy KellyNation Building, Literary Tradition, and English-Canadian Anthologies: Presentations of John Richardson and Susanna Moodie in Anthologies of the 1950s and 1960s Bonnie HughesAnthology on the Radio: Robert Weaver and CBC Radio's Anthology Joel DeshayeCanadian Literary Anthologies through the Lens of Publishing History: A Preliminary Exploration of Historical Trends to 1997 Janet B. FriskneyConfessions of an Unrepentant Anthologist Gary GeddesThe Poet-Editor and the Small Press: Michael Ondaatje and the Long Poem Anthology Karis ShearerWhy So Serious? The Quirky Canadian Anthology Lorraine YorkReading Anthologies Frank DaveyThe Poet and Her Library: Anthologies Read, Anthologies Made Anne Compton
