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Book SynopsisAn important critical study of Canadian literature, placing internationally successful anglophone Canadian authors in the context of their national literary history.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; Historical synopsis of Canadian literature in English; Canon-making and literary history in Canada; Indigenous Canadians; About this book; Chapter 1: Ethnicity, Race, Colonisation; Frances Brooke, The History of Emily Montague (1769); E. Pauline Johnson, selected poetry; Joy Kogawa, Obasan (1981); Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters (1986); Thomas King, Green Grass Running Water (1993); Chapter 2: Wilderness, Cities, Regions; L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (1908); Ethel Wilson, Swamp Angel (1954); Carol Shields, The Republic of Love (1992); Robertson Davies, The Cunning Man (1994); Alice Munro, 'A Wilderness Station'; Margaret Atwood, 'Wilderness Tips'; Chapter 3: Desire; Martha Ostenso, Wild Geese (1925); John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse (1970); Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers (1966); Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces (1996); Dionne Brand, Land to Light On (1997); Chapter 4: Histories and Stories; E. J. Pratt, Brebeuf and His Brethren (1940); Margaret Atwood, The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1970); Margaret Laurence, The Diviners (1974); Daphne Marlatt, Ana Historic (1988); Michael Ondaatje, In the Skin of a Lion (1987); Conclusion; Student Resources; Electronic resources and reference sources; Questions for discussion; Alternative primary texts for chapter topics; Guide to Further Reading; Glossary.
