A history of Canadian fiction /

"A History of Canadian Fiction is the first one-volume history to chart its development from earliest times to the present day. Recounting the struggles and the glories of this burgeoning area of investigation, it explains Canada's literary growth alongside its remarkable history. Highligh...

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Main Authors: Staines, David, 1946-
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge :
Publication Dates: 2021.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "A History of Canadian Fiction is the first one-volume history to chart its development from earliest times to the present day. Recounting the struggles and the glories of this burgeoning area of investigation, it explains Canada's literary growth alongside its remarkable history. Highlighting the people who have shaped and are shaping Canadian literary culture, the book examines such major figures as Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and Thomas King, concluding with young authors of today whose major successes reflect their indebtedness to their Canadian forbears"--
Carrier Form: xvii, 304 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-298) and index.
ISBN: 9781108418089
1108418082
9781108406468
1108406467
Index Number: PR9192
CLC: I711.09
Call Number: I711.09/S782
Contents: The beginnings -- From romance towards realism -- Emerging into realism -- The foundational fifties -- The second feminist wave -- The flourishing of the wests -- The second century -- Indigenous voices -- Naturalized Canadian writers -- The twenty-first century.