Bruxelles; P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2006. (Canadian Studies No. 5). 22x15 cm. 246, () pp. Original printed wrappers. Fine. Contains, for instance: Joy Kogawa: Three Deities / Ruta Slapkauskaite: Exploring intertextuality. Fairy tale motifs in Joy Kogawa's Obasan / Jane Mattisson: Finding a place. Female space in the evolving pioneer world in Canada, 1828 to 1846 / Allan Weiss: Destiny and identity in Canadian urban fantasy / Björn Sundmark: Hockey fiction / Ene-Reet Soovik: The country of those animals. Signification in Margaret Atwood's poetic environment.
Published by Peter Lang, 2006
ISBN 10: 9052012962 ISBN 13: 9789052012964
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book contains contributions from the Stockholm triennial conference of the Nordic Association for Canadian Studies and presents Joy Kogawa's compelling plea for peace and a sheaf of poems by Heather Spears along with twenty essays using a variety of approaches in dealing with a wide range of Canadian writers. The origins and circumstances of travel books and of diaries written by pioneering women are explored as are the functions of sports and science fiction. Among the offerings are also investigations of the Canadian landscape and its metaphors in a large selection of drama, poetry and prose. The concluding piece discusses the reception of English-Canadian literature in Sweden.