| History of Literature in Canada: English-Canadian and French-Canadian Contributor(s): Nischik, Reingard M. (Editor), Oberhuber, Andrea (Contribution by), Nothof, Anne (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1571133593 ISBN-13: 9781571133595 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: The development of literature in Canada with an eye to its multicultural, multiethnic, multilingual nature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Canadian - History | Canada - General - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 810.9 |
| LCCN: 2008025359 |
| Series: European Studies in American Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.40 lbs) 618 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From modest colonial beginnings, literature in Canada has arrived at the center stage of world literature. Works by English-Canadian writers -- both established writers such as Margaret Atwood and new talents such as Yann Martel -- make regular appearances on international bestseller lists. French-Canadian literature has also found its own voice in the North American and francophone worlds. "CanLit" has likewise developed into a staple of academic interest, pursued in Canadian Studies programs in Canada and around the world. This volume draws on the expertise of scholars from Canada, Germany, Austria, and France, tracing Canadian literature from the indigenous oral tradition to the development of English-Canadian and French-Canadian literature since colonial times. Conceiving of Canada as a single but multifaceted culture, it accounts for specific characteristics of English- and French-Canadian literatures, such as the vital role of the short story in English Canada or that of the chanson in French Canada. Yet special attention is also paid to Aboriginal literature and to the pronounced transcultural, ethnically diverse character of much contemporary Canadian literature, thus moving clearly beyond the traditions of the two founding nations. CONTRIBUTORS: Georgiana Banita, Nicholas Bradley, Julia Breitbach, Gwendolyn Davies, Gilles Dupuis, Marta Dvorak, Doris G. Eibl, Sherrill Grace, Eva Gruber, Iain M. Higgins, Fritz Peter Kirsch, Martin Kuester, Guy Laflèche, Rolf Lohse, Ursula Mathis-Moser, Reingard M. Nischik, Anne Nothof, Andrea Oberhuber, Caroline Rosenthal, Dorothee Scholl, Tracy Ware, Jerry Wasserman, and Lorraine York. REINGARD M. NISCHIK is Professor of American Literature at the University of Constance, Germany. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nischik, Reingard M.: - Reingard M. Nischik is Professor and chair of American literature at the University of Constance, Germany. |