Arbutus/Madrone Files, The: Reading the Pacific Northwest - Softcover

Ricou, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870715437 ISBN 13: 9780870715433

Publisher: Oregon State University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas.

About this title

About the Author

Laurie Ricou is a Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is a former president of the Western Literature Association, and currently edits Canadian Literature. His previous publications include Vertical Man/Horizontal World: Man and Landscape in Canadian Prairie Fiction (0-7748-0023-2), A Field Guide to "A Guide to Dungeness Spit" (0-88982-165-8), and The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific Northwest (1-896300-43-X). Ricou currently lives in Vancouver, BC.

Review

"Just as the Northwest is many places and many stories, "The Arbutus/Madrone Files is many books, focused by its generosity of attention and scholarship."

Edition details

• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870715437
• ISBN 13: 9780870715433
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 239