| Canadian Exploration Literature: An Anthology Contributor(s): Warkentin, Germaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550026615 ISBN-13: 9781550026610 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Canadian - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 971.104 |
| Series: Voyageur Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.72" H x 6.92" W x 8.48" (1.55 lbs) 600 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published by Oxford University Press in 1993, Exploration Literature is a groundbreaking collection of early writing inspired by the opening of a continent.With maps, notes, and thumbnail biographies of these early writers, Exploration Literature is an entry point for both the casual reader and the student of Canadian literature into the beginnings of a literate response to the awe and wonder inspired by an unfolding geography and the literary fundamentals of new nationhood. |
Contributor Bio(s): Warkentin, Germaine: - Germaine Warkentin is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and an expert on Renaissance writing and early Canadian literature. |