Dominant Impressions: Essays on the Canadian Short Story (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers) - Softcover

9780776605050: Dominant Impressions: Essays on the Canadian Short Story (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers)

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ISBN 10: 0776605054 ISBN 13: 9780776605050

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press, 1999

Canadian critics and scholars, along with a growing number from around the world, have long recognized the achievements of Canadian short story writers. However, these critics have tended to view the Canadian short story as a historically recent phenomenon. This reappraisal corrects this mistaken view by exploring the literary and cultural antecedents of the Canadian short story.

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About the Author

Gerald Lynch is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa. He has published numerous books and essays on Canadian literary subjects, including The One and the Many: English Canadian Short Story Cycles (UTP 2001).

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