The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521814413 ISBN 13: 9780521814416

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Eva-Marie Kröller's comprehensive introduction to major writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature takes into consideration relevant social, political and economic developments. Broad surveys of fiction, drama, and poetry are complemented by chapters on Aboriginal writing, francophone writing, autobiography, literary criticism, writing by women, and the emergence of urban writing in a country traditionally defined by its regions. Nature-writing, exploration- and travel-writing, and short fiction are also covered. Eva-Marie Kroller is Professor at University of British Columbia and editor of the journal Canadian Literature. Her previous books include Canadian Travellers in Europe, 1851-1900 (UBC Press, 1987), George Bowering (Talonbooks, 1992) and Pacific Encounters (with A. Smith, J. Mostow, R. Kramer) (Institute of Asian Research, UBC, 1997).

About this title

Book Description:

This book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to major writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature. Contributors pay attention to the social, political and economic developments that have informed literary events. Broad surveys of fiction, drama, and poetry are complemented by chapters on Aboriginal writing, francophone writing, autobiography, literary criticism, writing by women, and the emergence of urban writing in a country traditionally defined by its regions. Also discussed are genres that have a special place in Canadian literature, such as nature-writing, exploration- and travel-writing, and short fiction.

About the Author:

Eva-Marie Kröller is Professor at the Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521814413
• ISBN 13: 9780521814416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324
• Editor: Kröller Eva-Marie